Diegem is a town in the municipality of Machelen,

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, Belgium. Its gothic church, inaugurated in 1543, in the centre of town, has a conspicuous tiered spire. Diegem train station (DSCF6217)

The town is served by Diegem railway station, which is situated on the Brussels –

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railway line between

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and Zaventem stations. A portion of

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is located in Diegem.bedrijf.jpg
." Machelen. Retrieved on 25 April 2010. Diegem's situation just outside the Brussels-Capital Region and close to the R0 (the Brussels orbital motorway) mean it has a large number of business premises. Its postal code is 1831.

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 on the grounds of Brussels Airport and in Diegem. Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of Chevron Phillips 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 is a December evening cyclo-cross race held in Diegem, Belgium, which is part of the

Superprestige The Cyclo-cross Superprestige is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, consisting of around 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of three season-long competitions, alongside the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and t ...

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club Diegem Sport is the town club and plays in the Belgian Third Division.

Sister Cities

Diegem became sister cities with

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, in 1966.

References

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