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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.282,Lat: 51.2214
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	8:55:37am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Sint-Niklaas
Name Commune	Beveren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beveren	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Zwijndrecht	3.1 km	East
3 Kallo	3.5 km	North
4 Klaverenaas	4.3 km	WestSouthWest
5 Buiten	4.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	South
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	135 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	222 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 10.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 82%, low location: 18%, 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 38 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 13 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

Nature

4.5 km2

5.8%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

40.5 km2

51.5%

Urban area

19.6 km2

25%

Infrastructure

6.3 km2

Water - Lakes

4.3 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melsele in country Belgium

Melsele at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	8.1 km	East
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	25 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	42 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Schorren en Polders van de Beneden-Schelde	BE	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pauwstraat

Type of weather in Pauwstraat	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam