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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4455,Lat: 51.1356
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	13:56:05pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Kontich

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Waarloos	3.4 km	South
2 Lint	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Heiken	3.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Aartselaar	4.1 km	West
5 Neetland	4.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	33 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	141 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	208 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 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 7.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 6.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.4%

Urban area

39.3 km2

50%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kontich in country Belgium

Kontich 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	9.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	12 km	South
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	33 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	3.3 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kontich
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kontich

Type of weather in Kontich	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam