6 Sights in Dilbeek, Belgium (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Dilbeek, Belgium! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Dilbeek. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Kasteel Groot-Bijgaarden
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 de Bigard, the first lord of Bigard. Groot-Bijgaarden Castle is situated at an elevation of 47 metres (154 ft).
2. Sint-Annakerk
Saint Anna's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Sint-Anna-Pede, in the municipality of Dilbeek, Belgium, built around 1250. It is depicted in the painting The Blind Leading the Blind by Pieter Breughel the Elder.
Wikipedia: Saint Anna's Church, Itterbeek (EN), Heritage Website
3. De Zeventien Bruggen
The Pède railway viaduct or De Zeventien Bruggen is a structure that allows line 50A from Brussels-Midi to Ostend to cross the Neerpedebeek valley a few kilometres after leaving Brussels. Its length is 526 m.
Wikipedia: Viaduc ferroviaire de la Pède (FR), Heritage Website
4. Sint-Martinuskerk
The St. Martin's Church is a church located in the Kerkstraat in Sint-Martens-Bodegem, a borough of Dilbeek in Flemish Brabant. The exact year of construction is unknown, but art historians situate the construction at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century. At the end of the 17th century, a projecting portal and a chapel were added. The church has been on the list of protected monuments since 1938 and the cemetery wall has been on it since 1981.
Wikipedia: Sint-Martinuskerk (Sint-Martens-Bodegem) (NL), Heritage Website
5. Sint-Alenatoren
The Sint-Alenatoren is one of the outbuildings of the Castle de Viron which is located in the Sint-Alena Park in Dilbeek. He is located on the island in front of the town hall. He is the only witness to the moated castle from the 13th century. The original castle had five towers; the Sint-Alenatoren was the northern tower of the castle.
6. Het Oorspronkelijk Model
The original model is a work of art by Katleen Vinck. During the reconstruction of the Village Square in Sint-Martens-Bodegem in 2016, a call was launched to provide the village centre with a work of art. Katleen Vinck then created the artwork 'The Original Model' in which the history and structure of the village was incorporated.
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