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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5743,Lat: 51.1301
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	2:48:33am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Lier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bogaartsvelden	1.7 km	North
2 Zevenbergen	2.4 km	NorthWest
3 Blauwe-Hoek	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Kessel-Station	3.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Kessel	3.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	35 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	140 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	202 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 33 km (direction NorthWest).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 11.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 26 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 10 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.5%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

51.7 km2

65.8%

Urban area

21.1 km2

26.8%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lier in country Belgium

Lier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	13 km	SouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	16 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	35 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent	BE	1.2 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lier

Type of weather in Lier	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam