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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6434,Lat: 50.8391
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	15:53:01pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Name Commune	Oudenaarde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mater	1.4 km	East
2 Rekkem	1.5 km	NorthWest
3 Edelare	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Ename	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Maarke-Kerkem	2.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	50 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	192 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	224 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 56 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 31.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

54.7 km2

69.6%

Urban area

22 km2

27.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Volkegem in country Belgium

Volkegem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	32 km	SouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	42 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	47 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	0.1 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement Oudenaarde

Type of weather in Arrondissement Oudenaarde	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam