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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.523,Lat: 51.2041
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	5:17:21am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Wommelgem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wijnegem	2.7 km	North
2 Ranst	3.1 km	SouthEast
3 Vremde	3.2 km	South
4 Bergen	4 km	NorthEast
5 Gillegom	4.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	133 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	211 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 11.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 74%, low location: 26%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 4.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.8 km2

4.9%

Agriculture

32.3 km2

41.1%

Urban area

35.2 km2

44.8%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wommelgem in country Belgium

Wommelgem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	8.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	20 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	42 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	1.7 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wommelgem

Type of weather in Wommelgem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam