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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8028,Lat: 50.9656
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	1:56:34am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Aarschot

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Het Rot	1.6 km	SouthEast
2 Betekom	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Nieuwrode	2.8 km	SouthEast
4 Aarschot	3 km	NorthEast
5 Vlasselaar	3.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	34 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	157 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	178 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 23.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 44.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 23 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.8 km2

12.5%

Agriculture

39.5 km2

50.3%

Urban area

28.9 km2

36.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gelrode in country Belgium

Gelrode at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	24 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	31 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	34 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Demervallei	BE	0.2 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Biest

Type of weather in Biest	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam