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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.67,Lat: 51.1625
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	22:21:57pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Nijlen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lillo	1.4 km	SouthEast
2 Nieuwe Parochie	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Bevel	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Viersel	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Gestel	3.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	136 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	201 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 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 19.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 85%, low location: 15%, 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 Brussels Airport (at a distance of 32 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 15 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.8 km2

11.2%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

46.2 km2

58.8%

Urban area

20.3 km2

25.9%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nijlen in country Belgium

Nijlen 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	20 km	WestNorthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	20 km	SouthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden, moerassen en heiden	BE	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nijlen

Type of weather in Nijlen	few clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam