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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1422,Lat: 51.1645
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	5:34:31am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Sint-Niklaas
Name Commune	Sint-Niklaas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raap	1.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vrouweneekhoek	2.9 km	North
3 Eigenlo	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Vossekot	3.9 km	EastNorthEast
5 Nieuwkerken-Waas	4.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	38 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	144 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	223 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 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 17.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 27%, low location: 73%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 38 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 22 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.9 km2

3.6%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

44.8 km2

57.1%

Urban area

29.2 km2

37.3%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sint-Niklaas in country Belgium

Sint-Niklaas 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	19 km	EastNorthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	28 km	SouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	38 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent	BE	6 km	SouthSouthWest

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Filming Location	IMDB Sint-Niklaas
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint-Niklaas

Type of weather in Sint-Niklaas	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam