DiestGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.0512,Lat: 50.9849  |
| Elevation | 22 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:03:34pm |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Vlaams Brabant | | Name Arrondissement | Leuven | | Name Commune | Diest |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 51 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 155 km | 
North
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 171 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 69 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km2 at a distance of 6.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 33.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
8.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
48.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
18.7 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Diest in country Belgium
Diest at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| De Demervallei | BE | 0.7 km | 
NorthNorthEast
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Social media - Maps
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Diest
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