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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5836,Lat: 50.9713
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	0:32:33am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Boortmeerbeek

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Boortmeerbeek	1.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Meerbeekse Hoek	1.8 km	West
3 Haacht-Station	1.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Lievekesbossen	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Relst	2.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	21 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	158 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	187 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 48 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 13.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 44.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 57%, low location: 43%, 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 10 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 26 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.2 km2

11.6%

Agriculture

40.2 km2

51.2%

Urban area

28.4 km2

36.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Laar in country Belgium

Laar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	10 km	NorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	19 km	SouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	21 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boortmeerbeek

Type of weather in Boortmeerbeek	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam