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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0205,Lat: 51.0804
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	19:07:27pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Laakdal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Schoot	2 km	SouthEast
2 Veerle	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Eindhout	3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Klein Vorst	3.5 km	East
5 Heide	4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	54 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	144 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	182 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 62 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 15.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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 43 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.7 km2

21.3%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.2%

Urban area

20.2 km2

25.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vorst in country Belgium

Vorst at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	39 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	46 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	50 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Demervallei	BE	2.4 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Laakdal

Type of weather in Laakdal	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam