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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4694,Lat: 51.2366
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	16:05:58pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Eeklo
Name Commune	Maldegem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Biezen	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Strobrugge	1.5 km	West
3 Valeiskreek	1.7 km	NorthEast
4 Vuilpan	2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Eede	2.2 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	76 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	160 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	249 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 18.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.9 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 95%, low location: 5%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 80 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 43 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

64.6 km2

82.3%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.7%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of in country Belgium

at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	17 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	65 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	70 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Krekengebied	BE	4.3 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maldegem

Type of weather in Maldegem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam