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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1885,Lat: 50.9693
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	2:10:27am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Opwijk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Droeshout	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Holbeek	2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Eeksken	2 km	NorthWest
4 Nijverzeel	2.4 km	West
5 Peizegem	3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	18 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	164 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	205 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 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 Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 15.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 31 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

54.4 km2

69.3%

Urban area

21.1 km2

26.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Opwijk in country Belgium

Opwijk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	18 km	SouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	20 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	21 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	3 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Opwijk

Type of weather in Opwijk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam