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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4981,Lat: 51.1681
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	4:33:51am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Boechout

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kapelleveld	1.3 km	SouthEast
2 Vremde	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Wommelgem	4.4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Zevenbergen	4.5 km	SouthEast
5 Lint	4.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	37 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	137 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	208 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 11.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 53%, low location: 47%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 3.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

34.3 km2

43.7%

Urban area

39 km2

49.6%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gillegom in country Belgium

Gillegom 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	9 km	NorthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	15 km	South
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	37 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bos- en heidegebieden ten oosten van Antwerpen	BE	1.9 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boechout

Type of weather in Boechout	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam