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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Diegem
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Diegem
Diegem works well as a base: 5 minutes from Evere, 15km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Diegem is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Evere, about 4 km away.
Diegem is a town in the municipality of Machelen, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Diegem's postal code is 1831. The official language of Diegem is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders.
A portion of Brussels Airport is located in Diegem, together with neighbouring town of Zaventem. Diegem's situation justRead more
outside the Brussels-Capital Region and close to the R0 (the Brussels orbital motorway) also means it has a large number of business premises. The town is served by Diegem railway station, which is situated on the Brussels–Leuven railway line between Haren-South and Brussels Airport-Zaventem stations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Diegem?
Within an hour or so of Diegem: Atomium (6 km), Autoworld Brussels (7 km), Grand-Place (8 km), Manneken Pis (8 km).
Are there any good drives near Diegem?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Brouwersdam and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Diegem?
Diegem is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Evere.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,001
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.8973, 4.4335
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Worth the detour from Diegem
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Manneken Pis
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Villa Empain
Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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St. Rumbold's Tower
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Lion's Mound Waterloo
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Diegem
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 69 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 69 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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