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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9637,Lat: 51.0295
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	12:15:39pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Name Commune	Kortemark

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zarren	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amersvelde	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Handzame	2.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Bovekerke	2.8 km	North
5 Vladslo	3.8 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	100 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	200 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	217 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 21 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 10 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 50%, low location: 50%, 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 108 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 20 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

70.1 km2

89.3%

Urban area

7.4 km2

9.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Werken in country Belgium

Werken at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	27 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	56 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	75 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ijzervallei	BE	0.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kortemark

Type of weather in Kortemark	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam