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15 km · about 25 min drive
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Diepenbeek
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek works well as a base: 10 minutes from Beverst, 17km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Diepenbeek is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Beverst, about 4 km away.
Diepenbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdipə(m)beːk] ; Limburgish: Diepenbik) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2012, Diepenbeek had a total population of 18,337. Its total area is 41.19 km2 (15.90 sq mi) which gives a population density of 430 inhabitants per squareRead more
kilometre (1,100 inhabitants/mi2).
The municipality includes the communities and hamlets of Bijenberg, het Crijt, Dorpheide, Keizel, Lutselus, Pampert, Piannesberg, Reitje, Rooierheide, Rozendaal, and Zwartveld.
It is home to Hasselt University, although the University also has buildings in Hasselt itself. The Limburg Science Park is also located on the university campus in Diepenbeek.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Diepenbeek?
Within an hour or so of Diepenbeek: Circuit Zolder (15 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (17 km), Vrijthof Maastricht (20 km), Valkenburg Marl Caves (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Diepenbeek?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Chimay Street Circuit and Brouwersdam.
Where is Diepenbeek?
Diepenbeek is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Beverst.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,699
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9077, 5.4188
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Worth the detour from Diepenbeek
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Vaalserberg Drielandenpunt
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
46 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom)
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Diepenbeek
- 46 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 53 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
- 65 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 77 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
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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