Merelbeke
in Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.994 and 3.746 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 59' 40" and E 3° 44' 46"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Dutch, French, German
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:45 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Brussels
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:15 am and 4:47 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Belgium in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Merelbeke

Merelbeke in Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (Flanders) with it's 22,047 habitants is located in Belgium about 28 mi (or 45 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital town.

Current time in Merelbeke is now 01:45 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Merelbeke, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Wevelgem Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oudenaarde, Eeklo, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Dendermonde and Tielt. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 79%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

14°C (58 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Maison d'hôtes Hôtel Verhaegen

Address
4,2 mi
Oude Houtlei 110
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 9:00 - 18:00
Weekend: closed


NH Gent Sint Pieters

Address
3,6 mi
Koning Albertlaan 121
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


NH Gent Belfort

Address
4,3 mi
Hoogpoort 63
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Design B&B Logid'enri

Address
3,9 mi
Brabantdam 201
9000 Ghent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Astoria hotel

Address
3,0 mi
Achilles Musschestraat 39
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Quatre Mains Logis

Address
4,2 mi
Kwaadham 52
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Carlton

Address
3,2 mi
Koningin Astridlaan 138
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Best Western Chamade

Address
3,3 mi
Koningin Elisabethlaan 3
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Castel

Address
3,3 mi
Koningin Maria Hendrikaplein 9
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Castelnou Apart Hotel

Address
3,8 mi
Kasteellaan 51
9000 Gent
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 12:00)
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Discover your Talent - Dansje leerkrachten SFI

Published: May 05, 2014
Length: 27:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sint-Franciscusinstituut Melle


Projectdag Kijk Van Eyck - Workshop Atelier tekenfilm

Published: April 28, 2014
Length: 24:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sint-Franciscusinstituut Melle

Filmpje gemaakt door leerlingen uit eerste en tweede graad. Workshop onder leiding van Roman Klochkov.


slotdans - afscheid schooljaar 11-12

Published: June 29, 2012
Length: 29:35 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: SFB Melle


Volledig geïntegreerde cinema

Published: September 26, 2013
Length: 37:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: CASA GRANDE

Volledig geautomatiseerde cinema. Met een druk op de knop komen de projector en het projectiescherm naar omlaag, gaan de gordijnen dicht en wordt de juiste lichtsfeer gecreeert.


Knikkerbaan Team 3 - L4A Sint-Michielsschool Merelbeke

Published: February 18, 2013
Length: 57:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Magali Mertens

Knikkerbaan gemaakt door Stijn, Arnaud, Filèna, Maxim T. uit L4A in de Sint-Michielsschool te Merelbeke, België. Dit in het kader van project Techniek.


Knikkerbaan Team 2 - L4A Sint-Michielsschool Merelbeke

Published: February 18, 2013
Length: 57:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Magali Mertens

Knikkerbaan gemaakt door Tihbo, Jonas, Stef, Milan uit L4A in de Sint-Michielsschool te Merelbeke, België. Dit in het kader van project Techniek.


Knikkerbaan Team 4 - L4A Sint-Michielsschool Merelbeke

Published: February 18, 2013
Length: 56:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Magali Mertens

Knikkerbaan gemaakt door Jente, Fares, Kiona, Louisa, Marilène uit L4A in de Sint-Michielsschool te Merelbeke, België. Dit in het kader van project Techniek.


Gemeentefilm Merelbeke

Published: May 03, 2012
Length: 04:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gemeente Merelbeke

Merelbeke biedt het beste van twee werelden: enerzijds zijn er de landelijke deelgemeentes met enorm veel natuurschoon, water & groen en anderzijds vindt u er ook aansluiting met de stad Gent...


Merelbeke 2014 - Carnaval - De Kwenenbossers

Published: April 02, 2014
Length: 16:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AssistDMP


Merelbeke 2013 - Carnaval - De Walletons

Published: March 10, 2013
Length: 34:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AssistDMP

Carnavalsstoet 2013 te Merelbeke - De Walletons.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

East Flanders

East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) on Zeelandic Flanders and on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, of Hainaut and of West Flanders. It has an area of 2,991 km² which is divided into six administrative districts containing 65 municipalities. The provincial population is 1,408,484 and the capital is Ghent.

Located at 51, 3.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
East Flanders, NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union, Flemish provinces

List of nuclear reactors

This List of nuclear reactors is an annotated list of all the nuclear reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. The list includes military, commercial and research reactors, excludes nuclear marine propulsion reactors, except those at land installations, and excludes . This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Located at 51.0238, 3.73943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nuclear power stations, Lists of buildings and structures, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear technology-related lists

Zwijnaarde

Zwijnaarde is a village in the municipality of Ghent, Belgium. It is known for its fair and its Zwijntjes beer. A cluster of biotech companies is located at the Zwijnaarde science park, with biotech companies such as Innogenetics, and DevGen. Different youth organisations are active in Zwijnaarde, such as Jeugdhuis Chaos, Chiro Ambo and KLJ Zwijnaarde.

Located at 51, 3.71667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in East Flanders, Submunicipalities of Ghent

Gentbrugge

Gentbrugge is one of 25 districts ("wijken") of the city of Ghent, Belgium in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Gentbrugge together with Oud Gentbrugge had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1977, when it fused with Ghent.

Located at 51.0314, 3.76417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Submunicipalities of Ghent

Jules Ottenstadion

Jules Ottenstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Gentbrugge, Ghent, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of K.A.A. Gent. The stadium holds 12,919 and was built in 1920. It is due to be replaced by the new Arteveldestadion in 2013. The people of Ghent call this stadium simply Ottenstadion. It is situated in the centre of a residential neighbourhood in the Bruiloftstraat in Gentbrugge.

Located at 51.0314, 3.76611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1920 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic football venues, Football venues in Belgium, Multi-purpose stadiums in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Ghent, Sport in Ghent, Sports venues in East Flanders

Arteveldestadion

Arteveldestadion is a multi-use stadium in Ghent, Belgium, that as of 2009 is under construction. Once completed in 2013, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of K.A.A. Gent. The stadium will have a capacity of 20,000 people. It replaces their current stadium Jules Ottenstadion. The first plans of the stadium were presented mid-2003, but only at the start of 2011, KAA Gent could confirm that the stadium would be built. It should be ready by mid-2013.

Located at 51.0161, 3.73417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Belgium, Proposed stadiums, Stadiums under construction, Buildings and structures in Ghent, Sport in Ghent, Sports venues in East Flanders

Ledeberg

Ledeberg is a submunicipality of the city of Ghent. It lies south-east of downtown Ghent and has direct access to the E17 road. Its population is 13,974 inhabitants (2005).

Located at 51.0356, 3.74222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Belgium, Submunicipalities of Ghent

Zwijnaarde science park

The Zwijnaarde science park is a science park of Ghent university, located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent. The science park has an area of 52 hectare (ha) and comprises the Ardoyen campus (30 ha) of the University of Ghent and the Ardoyen science park (22 ha). The Ardoyen campus comprises several institutes of the engineering and science faculty of the university. The science park comprises a business incubator and about 40 companies employing about 1500 scientists.

Located at 51.0094, 3.71158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Science parks in Belgium, Flanders

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Merelbeke.

capture of the webcam Ghent: UGent Volkssterrenwacht

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Meirelbeke, Merelbeke, Мерелбеке, مورلبوک, 梅勒尔贝克