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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5249,Lat: 51.1515
Elevation	7 meter above sea level
Local time	0:19:39am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Zomergem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kruipuit	0.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Veldekes	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Barrière	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Stoktevijver	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ronsele	3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	67 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	166 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	252 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction NorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.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 12.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 59%, low location: 41%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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 73 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.4 km2

4.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

58.8 km2

74.9%

Urban area

13.1 km2

16.7%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oostwinkel in country Belgium

Oostwinkel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	22 km	WestNorthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	61 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	61 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	1.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Zomergem

Type of weather in Zomergem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam