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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4181,Lat: 51.2771
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	12:45:26pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Antwerpen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hoeven	3.4 km	North
2 Kapellen	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Hoogboom	4.8 km	NorthEast
4 Brasschaat	5.3 km	East
5 Antwerpen Linkeroever	6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	48 km	South
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	126 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	222 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 0.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 8.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 89%, low location: 11%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 42 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 10 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

11.9 km2

15.1%

Urban area

31.4 km2

40%

Infrastructure

20.4 km2

26%

Water - Lakes

6.7 km2

8.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ekeren in country Belgium

Ekeren 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	6.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	28 km	South
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	48 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kuifeend en Blokkersdijk	BE	2.9 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ekeren

Type of weather in Ekeren	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam