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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.176,Lat: 50.9542
Elevation	38 meter above sea level
Local time	21:32:54pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Opwijk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mazenzele	1.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Opwijk	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Nijverzeel	1.9 km	NorthWest
4 Baardegem	2.4 km	West
5 Eeksken	3.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	17 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	166 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	204 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 16 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 32.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 33 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

56.2 km2

71.6%

Urban area

20.5 km2

26.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Droeshout in country Belgium

Droeshout at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	17 km	SouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	19 km	SouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	21 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	1.5 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Opwijk

Type of weather in Opwijk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam