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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3011,Lat: 51.1566
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	23:21:25pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Sint-Niklaas
Name Commune	Kruibeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bazel	1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Kruibeke	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Rapenberg	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Molenberg	2.2 km	NorthWest
5 Rupelmonde	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	35 km	South
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	142 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	216 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 22 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Hazewinkel (0.7 km² at a distance of 10.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 52%, low location: 48%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 31 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 12 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

2.9%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

44.6 km2

56.8%

Urban area

19.8 km2

25.2%

Water - Lakes

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houten Kruis in country Belgium

Houten Kruis 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	9.6 km	NorthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	18 km	SouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	35 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Durme en Middenloop van de Schelde	BE	0.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kruibeke

Type of weather in Kruibeke	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam