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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5353,Lat: 50.8245
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	12:51:37pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Name Commune	Wortegem-Petegem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Petegem-aan-de-Schelde	1.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Meers	2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Gijzelbrechtegem	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
4 Melden	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Kaster	3.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	58 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	196 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	229 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 59 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 37.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 67 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

61.2 km2

78.1%

Urban area

13.7 km2

17.5%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elsegem in country Belgium

Elsegem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	26 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	40 km	South
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	48 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	1.7 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Berchem

Type of weather in Berchem	heavy intensity rain
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam