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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5611,Lat: 51.1905
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	6:36:21am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Ranst

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Broechem	3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Wommelgem	3.1 km	NorthWest
3 Vremde	3.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Oelegem	3.4 km	NorthEast
5 Emblem	4.4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	134 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	208 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 14.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 21.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 77%, low location: 23%, 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
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 7 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

5.9%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

42.6 km2

54.2%

Urban area

26.4 km2

33.5%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ranst in country Belgium

Ranst at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	12 km	WestNorthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	19 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bos- en heidegebieden ten oosten van Antwerpen	BE	0.6 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ranst

Type of weather in Ranst	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam