Diegem is a town in the

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Machelen Machelen () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On 1 January 2006, Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area ...

, in the

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Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( ; ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also ...

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

. Diegem's

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is 1831. The official language of Diegem is

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, as in the rest of

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. A portion of

Brussels Airport Brussels Airport is the main international airport of Belgium. It is located in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, northeast of Brussels. Also informally known as Brussels-National Airport or Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Brussels ...

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. Retrieved on 25 April 2010. together with neighbouring town of

Zaventem Zaventem () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the '' Groene Gordel'' ("Green Belt") around th ...

. Diegem's situation just outside the

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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 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 Dieg ...

, which is situated on the

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–

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railway line between Haren-South and Brussels Airport-Zaventem stations.

Sights

Diegem's

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church, inaugurated in 1543, in the centre of town, has a conspicuous tiered spire.

Economy

Brussels Airlines Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium, based and headquartered at Brussels Airport. It operates to over 100 destinations in Europe, North America and Africa and also offers charter services, maintenance and crew ...

has its corporate head office in the b.house in Zaventem and in Diegem. Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between

SN Brussels SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA) was the flag carrier of Belgium, which mainly operated from Brussels Airport. SNBA was the trading name of the Belgian airline Delta Air Transport. SNBA was a full-service airline, connecting Brussels with the rest ...

and

Virgin Express N.V. Virgin Express S.A. was a Belgian airline created within the Virgin Group. It operated flights mainly to southern Europe from its hub at Brussels Airport. Ticket sales were mainly through the Internet. The airline merged with SN Brussels ...

. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of

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are based in Stockholm Building in Airport Plaza in Diegem. The 3M company has had a European office at Hermeslaan 7 in Diegem since 1970.

Education

Primary schools in Diegem include Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Fonkel and Parochiale Basisschool. GISO Machelen provides secondary education to Diegem residents. Bibliotheek Machelen-Diegem is the public library of the town.

Sports

The

Superprestige Diegem The Diegem Cross also known as Superprestige Diegem is a cyclo-cross race held in Diegem, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Cou ...

is a December evening

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

race held in Diegem,

, which is part of the Superprestige.

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club

Diegem Sport Koninklijke Diegem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in Diegem, Flemish Brabant. The team set to playing in the Belgian Division 1 from 2025–26, the third tier of Belgian football after promotion from Belgian Division 2 in ...

is the town club and plays in the

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Sister Cities

Diegem became sister cities with

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, USA, in 1966.

References

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