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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6658,Lat: 50.9207
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	14:37:24pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Herent

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Herent	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Winksele-Delle	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Wijgmaal	2.6 km	East
4 Winksele	2.9 km	SouthWest
5 Tildonk	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	24 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	163 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	179 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 56 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 21.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 52 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 73 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, 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 13 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.5 km2

10.9%

Agriculture

39.9 km2

50.8%

Urban area

29.8 km2

37.9%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elst in country Belgium

Elst at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	18 km	NorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	20 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	24 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied tussen Melsbroek, Kampenhout, Kortemberg en Veltem.	BE	1.3 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herent

Type of weather in Herent	light rain
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam