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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7019,Lat: 50.9262
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	10:20:39am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Leuven

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Putkapel	1.4 km	East
2 Kwade Hoek	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Bovenveld	2.3 km	SouthEast
4 Elst	2.6 km	West
5 Rotselaar	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	26 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	162 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	178 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 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 is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 23.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 52.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 73 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 91%, 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
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.4 km2

11.9%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.5%

Urban area

33.6 km2

42.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wijgmaal in country Belgium

Wijgmaal at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	20 km	NorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	23 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	26 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Demervallei	BE	0.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herent

Type of weather in Herent	moderate rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam