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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8487,Lat: 50.868
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	5:55:43am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Ieper
Name Commune	Ieper

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vlamertinge	2.2 km	SouthWest
2 Elverdinge	2.9 km	NorthWest
3 Ieper	3.1 km	SouthEast
4 Boezinge	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Sint-Jan	3.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	106 km	East
2 London	England	213 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	219 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 32 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 13 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 115 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

61.1 km2

77.8%

Urban area

15.4 km2

19.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brielen in country Belgium

Brielen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	46 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	48 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	67 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	4.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Brielen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ieper

Type of weather in Ieper	few clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam