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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2447,Lat: 51.058
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	1:49:21am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Sint-Amands

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oppuurs	0.9 km	North
2 Lippelo	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Liezele	2.5 km	East
4 Larendries	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Sint-Amands	2.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	25 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	153 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	210 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 32 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 9.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, 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 24 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 21 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.2 km2

5.3%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

51.7 km2

65.8%

Urban area

20.2 km2

25.7%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nijven in country Belgium

Nijven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	16 km	EastSouthEast
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	21 km	NorthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	25 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	2.6 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint-Amands

Type of weather in Sint-Amands	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam