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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6016,Lat: 51.1817
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	21:02:50pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Ranst

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Emblem	2.2 km	South
2 Ranst	3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Oelegem	3.3 km	North
4 Massenhoven	3.3 km	NorthEast
5 Viersel	3.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	134 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	206 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 31 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 17 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 83%, low location: 17%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 32 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 9.9 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.1 km2

10.2%

Nature

1.5 km2

Agriculture

41.5 km2

52.9%

Urban area

22.5 km2

28.6%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

3.4 km2

4.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Broechem in country Belgium

Broechem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	15 km	WestNorthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	19 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	1.1 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ranst

Type of weather in Ranst	few clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam