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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2659,Lat: 50.8276
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	15:26:45pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Kortrijk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bissegem	2.8 km	West
2 Kuurne	3 km	NorthEast
3 Marke	3.2 km	SouthWest
4 Steenbrugge	3.5 km	East
5 Rollegemknok	4.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	77 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	206 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	230 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 51 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 35 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.8 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly 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 86 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.1 km2

0.1%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

27.9 km2

35.5%

Urban area

46.7 km2

59.5%

Infrastructure

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kortrijk in country Belgium

Kortrijk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	26 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	43 km	North
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	45 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	8 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kortrijk
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	Bings maps
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kortrijk

Type of weather in Kortrijk	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam