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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5303,Lat: 50.9828
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	9:14:13am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Boortmeerbeek

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lievekesbossen	1.2 km	SouthEast
2 Wielendries	1.7 km	North
3 Keizer-Karelwijk	2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Hever	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Meerbeekse Hoek	2.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	20 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	157 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	190 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 46 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 10.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 42.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 79%, low location: 21%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 9.6 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 24 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.2 km2

10.4%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

39 km2

49.7%

Urban area

26.4 km2

33.5%

Infrastructure

1.6 km2

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schiplaken in country Belgium

Schiplaken at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	6.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	18 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	20 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	2.1 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Flemish Region

Type of weather in Flemish Region	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam