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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3715,Lat: 51.0994
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	3:07:35am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Aalter

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sint-Joris	3.2 km	North
2 Doomkerke	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kruiskerke	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Langedonk	3.9 km	NorthEast
5 Heilige Maria,Moeder Gods	4.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	74 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	177 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	244 km	WestNorthWest

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 Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 23.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 16.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 31%, low location: 69%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 81 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.2 km2

15.6%

Agriculture

54 km2

68.7%

Urban area

11.8 km2

15.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maria-Aalter in country Belgium

Maria-Aalter at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	16 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	55 km	South
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	72 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel	BE	2.5 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Maria-Aalter
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aalter

Type of weather in Aalter	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	994 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam