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General 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	3:08:24am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Diest

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kaggevinne	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Schaffen	2.7 km	NorthEast
3 Molenstede	3.4 km	NorthWest
4 Eiland	3.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Zelk	3.7 km	SouthEast

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

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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)

Name
Zandleemstreek

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

10.9%

Nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

48.7 km2

62%

Urban area

18.7 km2

23.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Diest in country Belgium

Diest at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	41 km	West
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	48 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	51 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Demervallei	BE	0.7 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Diest

Type of weather in Diest	mist
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam