Diest
in Provincie Vlaams-Brabant of Flanders, Belgium
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Hasselt Airport (14 mi) - Brussels Airport (25 mi)
- Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (29 mi)
- Liège Airport (30 mi)
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (32 mi) - Eindhoven Airport (35 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (37 mi)
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (45 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
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Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 47 mi) - The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Millennium Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Golf Forum Lummen (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Winge Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Flanders Nippon Golf & Business Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Limburg Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Golf Club Witbos (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Golf Club Nuclea Mol (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Kempense Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Lilse Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Steenhoven Country Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Bobbejaanland (amusement park, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.989 and 5.051 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 59' 21" and E 5° 3' 2"
- 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: 06:05 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:36 am and 8:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-17 08:01:42
Delve into Diest
Diest in Provincie Vlaams-Brabant (Flanders) with it's 22,516 habitants is a city located in Belgium about 32 mi (or 52 km) east of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Current time in Diest is now 06:05 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Diest, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Hasselt Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), East. 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 Flemish Béguinages in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Laakdal, Lincent, Hannut and Heist-op-den-Berg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Lodge Diest
Prins van Oranje
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
The New Demer River in Diest
The Demer river has been re-opened in Diest. Looks great.
De Citadel van Diest - Geschiedenis en prachtige beelden
http://www.staddiest.be/over-diest/bezienswaardigheden/de-citadel-van-diest.html - Video over de Citadel van Diest. Wanneer België zich afscheidde van de Nederlanden in 1830 werd Diest een...
Begijnhof Diest - Geschiedenis en prachtige beelden
http://www.staddiest.be/over-diest/bezienswaardigheden/begijnhof-diest.html - Video over het Begijnhof van Diest. Het begijnhof van Diest is een van de oudste begijnhoven in België. Anders...
Neus-Keel-Oren AZ Diest 2014
Leer filmen en monteren bij de Schaffense filmclub. https://sites.google.com/site/schaffensefilmclubdiest/
Offroad Diest 4-10-2014
Met Bjorn en Jody 170 km gereden in omgeving Diest. Paar valpartijtjes, gescheurde benzineleiding, startproblemen .... maar voor de rest ging alles prima.
Lisa-Marie Frantz B6 (Virton) - Marie Maesen A15 (Diest)
Championnat Division 1 Nationale Dames (Belgique)
Citadel Diest II
Vlucht door de (uitgedroogde) gracht van de citadel in Diest (België). Eerste poging voor we aan het echte filmwerk beginnen! Het unieke verdedigingssysteem van de citadel waarbij de brede...
Guy Swinnen Ben ik te min Diest '09
Armand Ben ik te min guy Swinnen scaps live rock markt diest.
Vindt Leontien van Moorsel 5 bierproevers in Diest?
Mark en Sabine van de Objectieve Bier Academie Diest dagen Leontien van Moorsel uit om op zoektocht te gaan naar vijf bierproevers op verschillende terrasjes in Diest. Wil je Leontien van Moorsel...
rookbom xmos @ school diest 2010
zelf gemaakte rookbom voor xmos op school zo als vorig jaar gezegt da dit jaar groter ging zijn 13kg kas rook bom volgend jaar mss nog een maar dan toch niet van mij :-D laat maar een...
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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.
Schaffen Air Base
Schaffen Air Base is a Belgian Air Force Base, located 2.1 km north-northeast of Diest in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The airfield is currently the Training Center for Parachitists (TrgC Para) of the Belgian ParaCommandos.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Diest.
- Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
- Laakdal
- Lincent
- Hannut
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Turnhout
- Namur
- Chastre
- Heeze
- Maastricht
- Brussels
- 's-Hertogenbosch
- Selfkant
- Lennik
- Sint-Niklaas
- Waldfeucht
- Philippeville
- Gangelt
- Dendermonde
- Heinsberg
- Aachen
- Enghien
- UEbach-Palenberg
- Utrecht
- Bruggen
- Niederkruchten
- Bastogne
- Roetgen
- Neufchateau
- Chasse Royale
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Diest, Дийст, دیه, Distas, ดีสต์, 迪斯特
