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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8634,Lat: 51.3582
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	7:05:52am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Merksplas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Molenzijde	0.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lipseinde	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Beerse	4.3 km	South
4 Den Hout	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Vosselaar	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	67 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	113 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	214 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Miramar (0.8 km² at a distance of 23.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12 km2

15.2%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

51.9 km2

66.2%

Urban area

11.2 km2

14.3%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merksplas in country Belgium

Merksplas 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	36 km	WestSouthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	45 km	SouthWest
3 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	60 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Heesbossen, Vallei van Marke en Merkske en Ringven met valleigronden langs de Heerlese Loop	BE	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Merksplas
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merksplas

Type of weather in Merksplas	few clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam