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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6734,Lat: 51.1284
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	18:04:42pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Berlaar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bevel	1.1 km	NorthEast
2 Berlaar	1.4 km	SouthWest
3 Rijpel	2.7 km	SouthEast
4 Lillo	3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Molenhoek	3.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	39 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	139 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	198 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 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 Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 17.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 87%, low location: 13%, 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 29 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 16 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.2 km2

10.4%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

50.1 km2

63.7%

Urban area

19.4 km2

24.7%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gestel in country Belgium

Gestel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	18 km	SouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	22 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	37 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	3.8 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Berlaar

Type of weather in Berlaar	few clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam