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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6739,Lat: 50.9071
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	16:12:38pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Herent

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Elst	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Winksele	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Wijgmaal	2.9 km	NorthEast
4 Veltem-Beisem	3.5 km	West
5 Winksele-Delle	3.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	24 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	164 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 NorthNorthWest).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 23.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 53.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 75 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, 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 urban.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.4 km2

8.1%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.5%

Urban area

36.3 km2

46.3%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Herent in country Belgium

Herent at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	20 km	NorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	20 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	24 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied tussen Melsbroek, Kampenhout, Kortemberg en Veltem.	BE	2.1 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herent

Type of weather in Herent	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam