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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.964,Lat: 50.7869
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	23:42:58pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mouscron
Name Commune	Comines-Warneton#Komen-Waasten

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hollebeke	2.8 km	NorthWest
2 Ten Brielen	2.8 km	East
3 Bas-Warneton	3.1 km	South
4 Zandvoorde	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Comines	3.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	98 km	East
2 Paris	France	220 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	222 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 44 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 (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 23.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 3.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.5 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

64 km2

81.5%

Urban area

11.3 km2

14.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houthem in country Belgium

Houthem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	36 km	SouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	50 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	55 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Lys	BE	0.1 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Korentje

Type of weather in Korentje	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam