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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7147,Lat: 50.9709
Elevation	22 meter above sea level
Local time	20:52:05pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Merelbeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kwenenbos	1.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Zevergem	1.6 km	NorthWest
3 Melsen	1.9 km	SouthWest
4 Valk	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Bottelare	2.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	47 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	176 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	229 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 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 is Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 19.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 44%, low location: 56%, 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 55 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

51 km2

65%

Urban area

24.1 km2

30.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schelderode in country Belgium

Schelderode at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	43 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	47 km	SouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	47 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merelbeke

Type of weather in Merelbeke	heavy intensity rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam