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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4684,Lat: 51.4677
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	17:37:52pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Essen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hollandsdiep	1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Nispen	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Horendonk	2.4 km	East
4 Heikant	2.4 km	SouthWest
5 Nederheide	3.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	70 km	South
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	105 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	238 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 17 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 20.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 40%, low location: 60%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.7 km2

7.3%

Agriculture

59 km2

75.2%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Essen in country Belgium

Essen 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	28 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	48 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	49 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kalmthoutse Heide	BE	4.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Essen
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Filming Location	IMDB Essen
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Venitiaanseheide

Type of weather in Venitiaanseheide	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam