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Besselaar

General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3695,Lat: 51.6172
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	23:11:51pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Noord-Brabant
Official website region	Official link Noord-Brabant
Wiki-website Gemeente (Gemeente)	Sint-Michielsgestel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gemonde	1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Hezelaar	2.2 km	North
3 Oetelaar	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Sint-Michielsgestel	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Achterste Hermalen	2.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	90 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	111 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	230 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 81 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Zuiderplas (0.7 km² at a distance of 6.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 87%, low location: 13%, 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
Higher soil grounds

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 19 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.3 km2

Agriculture

59.4 km2

75.6%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Besselaar in country Netherlands

Besselaar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)	Netherlands	54 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	58 km	NorthWest
3 Van Nellefabriek	Netherlands	74 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kampina & Oisterwijkse Vennen	NL	6.8 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint-Michielsgestel

Type of weather in Sint-Michielsgestel	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.62 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 19 July 2026:	16 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:46 Europe/Amsterdam