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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4128,Lat: 51.1388
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	2:36:25am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Knesselare

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eentveld	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Langedonk	1.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Berglanden	1.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Oostveld	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Sint-Joris	3.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	74 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	171 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	246 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 20 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 47%, low location: 53%, The hills are mainly northern 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 80 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7 km2

8.9%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

57.6 km2

73.3%

Urban area

12.5 km2

15.8%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Knesselare in country Belgium

Knesselare at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	15 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	59 km	South
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	69 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	1.9 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Knesselare

Type of weather in Knesselare	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam