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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6749,Lat: 51.0964
Elevation	7 meter above sea level
Local time	23:53:05pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Berlaar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heikant	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Isschot	2.5 km	East
3 Rijpel	2.6 km	NorthEast
4 Berlaar	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Molenhoek	3.2 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	36 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	143 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	195 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 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 16.5 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 34.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 61%, low location: 39%, 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 25 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 18 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.8 km2

4.8%

Agriculture

50 km2

63.7%

Urban area

24.4 km2

31.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melkouwen in country Belgium

Melkouwen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	16 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	24 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	34 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	5.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Berlaar

Type of weather in Berlaar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam