Is Zottegem safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Zottegem safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Zottegem scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Belgium Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 23 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Zottegem scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Belgium (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Zottegem: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (36/100) and natural hazards (46/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 50.8667° N, 3.8000° E place Zottegem within Flanders at an elevation of 63 meters. Heading to Brussels: 38.8 km E.
Flanders
50.8667° N, 3.8000° E
63 m
Europe/Brussels
26,373
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Belgium
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Zottegem happened in September (3 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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