Dilbeek, Brussels

Name: Dilbeek
Address: Brussels, Belgium

#91 among attractions in Brussels

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Dilbeek is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek, Schepdaal, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, and Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle. Dilbeek is located just outside the Brussels-Capital Region, in the Pajottenland, hence the local name Poort van het Pajottenland. Even though Dilbeek is located in the Dutch language area of Belgium, there is a French-speaking minority represented by 3 members on the 35-seat local council. It is a mostly residential community with some preserved rural areas and some industrial zones. ()

Alternative names: Area: 15.9 mi²Coordinates: 50°50'60"N, 4°15'59"E

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Dilbeek – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Erasmus House, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Place de la Vaillance, Groot-Bijgaarden Castle.

2.1 miSE
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Erasmus House, Brussels
53 min walk • The Erasmus House, also known as the Erasmus House Museum, is a museum in Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, devoted to the Dutch humanist writer Erasmus of Rotterdam.
2.6 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Museum
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
67 min walk • The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and parish church in Brussels, Belgium. The church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris.
2 miSE
Square, Renaissance architecture
Place de la Vaillance, Brussels
52 min walk • The Place de la Vaillance, meaning "Valour Square", is the main square located in the historical centre of the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht, Belgium. It is served by Saint Guidon/Sint Guido metro station on line 5 of the Brussels Metro.
1.6 miN
Forts and castles, Garden, Park
Groot-Bijgaarden Castle, Brussels
42 min walk • Groot-Bijgaarden Castle is a 12th-century castle in Groot-Bijgaarden in the municipality of Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The castle was built for Almaric Bigard, the first lord of Bigard.
2.3 miNE
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Ganshoren, Brussels
59 min walk • Ganshoren is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Jette, Koekelberg, and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse.
1.6 miNE
Area
Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels
42 min walk • Berchem-Sainte-Agathe or Sint-Agatha-Berchem is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Ganshoren, Koekelberg and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Asse and Dilbeek.
1.8 miSE
Park
Astrid Park, Brussels
47 min walk • Astrid Park is an urban public park in the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium.
1.9 miSW
Church
Sint-Anna Church, Brussels
49 min walk • St. Anna's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Sint-Anna-Pede, in the municipality of Dilbeek, Belgium. It is depicted in The Blind Leading the Blind by Pieter Breughel the Elder.
~980 ftSW
Forts and castles
De Viron Castle, Brussels
5 min walk • The de Viron Castle is a castle in Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, which houses the offices of the local authority.
2.3 miSE
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Anderlecht, Brussels
60 min walk • Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.
1.8 miS
50°49'24"N • 4°16'15"E
Royal Amicale Golf Club - Club house, Brussels
48 min walk • Golf