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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2308,Lat: 50.9588
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	8:40:44am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Merchtem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Terlinden	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Sleeuwhagen	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Holbeek	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Bosbeek	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Peizegem	2.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	15 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	164 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	202 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Hazewinkel (0.7 km² at a distance of 15.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 33.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 19 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 30 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.5 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

60.5 km2

77%

Urban area

16.6 km2

21.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merchtem in country Belgium

Merchtem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	15 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	17 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	19 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	3.8 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merchtem

Type of weather in Merchtem	few clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam