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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7972,Lat: 50.9834
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	15:13:10pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Melle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Landskouter	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lemberge	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gijzenzele	1.9 km	SouthEast
4 Kwatrecht	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Moortsele	3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	172 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	226 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 13.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 28%, low location: 72%, 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 49 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.2 km2

1.5%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

47.2 km2

60%

Urban area

28 km2

35.6%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gontrode in country Belgium

Gontrode at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	42 km	EastSouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	43 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	47 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	0.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Melle

Type of weather in Melle	light rain
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam