Diest

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Diest is a historic city in Belgium known for its well-preserved medieval center, beguinage, and role as a former residence of the House of Orange-Nassau.

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Label Occurrences
Diest canonical 2
Diest, Duchy of Brabant 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
contains Beguinage of Diest NERFINISHED
Citadel of Diest NERFINISHED
Demer River NERFINISHED
Saint Sulpitius and Dionysius Church NERFINISHED
country Belgium
governedBy municipal council of Diest NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeStatus municipality of Belgium
hasCityRightsSince 13th century
hasFestival local cultural events and fairs
hasHeritage beguinage of Diest NERFINISHED
medieval city center
hasNotableBuilding Beguinage of Diest NERFINISHED
Citadel of Diest NERFINISHED
City Hall of Diest NERFINISHED
Saint Sulpitius and Dionysius Church NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature city walls remnants
cobbled streets
historic market square
hasTransport Diest railway station NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.diest.be/
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component (Flemish Béguinages) NERFINISHED
protected cityscape
historicalAffiliation Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
House of Orange-Nassau NERFINISHED
historicalRole former residence of the House of Orange-Nassau
knownFor association with House of Orange-Nassau
historic beguinage
well-preserved medieval center
locatedIn Arrondissement of Leuven NERFINISHED
Campine region NERFINISHED
Flemish Region NERFINISHED
Province of Flemish Brabant NERFINISHED
locatedNear Aarschot NERFINISHED
Hasselt NERFINISHED
Leuven NERFINISHED
locatedOn Demer River NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Belgium NERFINISHED
postalCode 3290
railwayLine Belgian railway line 35 NERFINISHED
regionCode BE241
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usesCurrency euro

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flemish Brabant contains Diest
Saint John Berchmans birthPlace Diest
this entity surface form: Diest, Duchy of Brabant