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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4856,Lat: 51.1294
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	1:31:08am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Knesselare

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Barrière	1.5 km	NorthEast
2 Oostmolen-Zuid	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bruggewijk	3.5 km	South
4 Oostwinkel	3.7 km	NorthEast
5 Berglanden	3.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	169 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	252 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 15.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 12.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 51%, low location: 49%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 75 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.9 km2

7.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

58.5 km2

74.6%

Urban area

12.5 km2

15.9%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ursel in country Belgium

Ursel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	20 km	WestNorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	59 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	65 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	0.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vrechem

Type of weather in Vrechem	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam