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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6634,Lat: 51.0504
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	22:37:17pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Gent

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Afsnee	2.2 km	South
2 Heide	2.6 km	NorthWest
3 Liberteit	3.2 km	NorthWest
4 Halewijn	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Sint-Denijs-Westrem	3.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	53 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	170 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	238 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 33 km (direction NorthNorthEast).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 (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 11.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 20.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 90%, low location: 10%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

32 km2

40.7%

Urban area

42.2 km2

53.7%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Drongen in country Belgium

Drongen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	35 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	53 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	53 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	2.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement of Ghent

Type of weather in Arrondissement of Ghent	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam