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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3982,Lat: 50.9303
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	13:10:44pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Tielt
Name Commune	Dentergem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Loverhoek	0.7 km	SouthWest
2 Markegem	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Oeselgem	2.4 km	East
4 Sint-Baafs-Vijve	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Sint-Eloois-Vijve	2.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	68 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	191 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	244 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 32.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 42%, low location: 58%, 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 76 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

54 km2

68.8%

Urban area

24.5 km2

31.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wakken in country Belgium

Wakken at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	33 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	36 km	South
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	53 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	6.4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dentergem

Type of weather in Dentergem	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam