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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9148,Lat: 51.2028
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	21:18:53pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Oostende

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oostende	2.6 km	North
2 Snaaskerke	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Raversijde	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Leffinge	4 km	SouthWest
5 Zandvoorde	4.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	108 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	189 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	211 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 24.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, 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
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 115 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 3.7 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Wet nature

2.3 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

37 km2

55%

Urban area

19.3 km2

28.6%

Infrastructure

5.5 km2

8.2%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Stene in country Belgium

Stene at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	22 km	East
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	74 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	94 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polders	BE	2.4 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oostende

Type of weather in Oostende	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam