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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5562,Lat: 50.8334
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	1:58:07am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Name Commune	Wortegem-Petegem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Elsegem	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Moregem	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Melden	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Meers	3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Leupegem	3.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	56 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	195 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	228 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction NorthNorthEast).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 (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 36.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 87%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 66 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

58.3 km2

74.3%

Urban area

16.9 km2

21.5%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Petegem-aan-de-Schelde in country Belgium

Petegem-aan-de-Schelde at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	28 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	41 km	South
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	48 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oliehoek

Type of weather in Oliehoek	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam