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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1132,Lat: 51.2396
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	11:54:18am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Dessel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kleine Heide	1.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Witgoor	2.3 km	East
3 Donk	2.4 km	South
4 Geenend-Meierend-Bosend	3.2 km	NorthWest
5 Hodonk	3.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	127 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	195 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 61 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 1.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 8.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.6 km2

19.8%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

35.8 km2

45.6%

Urban area

19.7 km2

25.1%

Water - Lakes

4.9 km2

6.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dessel in country Belgium

Dessel 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	50 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	50 km	WestSouthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	66 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden, moerassen en heiden	BE	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dessel

Type of weather in Dessel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam