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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6842,Lat: 50.9491
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	16:52:24pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Gavere

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Melsen	1.3 km	NorthEast
2 Semmerzake	1.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Landuit	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Gavere	2.7 km	SouthWest
5 Baaigem	3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	48 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	179 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	229 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 43 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 (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 22.2 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 51%, low location: 49%, 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
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

56 km2

71.3%

Urban area

20 km2

25.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vurste in country Belgium

Vurste at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	43 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	43 km	SouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	48 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	0.7 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sluis

Type of weather in Sluis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam