Groot-Bijgaarden

Groot-Bijgaarden is a village and deelgemeente in the municipality of , a suburb of , in , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 8,150 residents
  • Description: section of Dilbeek, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Dilbeek (Groot-Bijgaarden)”
  • Postal code: 1702

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Egidiuskerk and Groot-Bijgaarden Castle.

Church
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is a church.

Castle
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is a 12th-century castle in Groot-Bijgaarden in the municipality of , , Belgium. The castle was built for Almaric de Bigard, the first lord of Bigard.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zellik and Sint-Agatha-Berchem.

Village
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is an urbanised town with over 8,000 inhabitants in the municipality of , in the province of , . As a suburb on the northwest edge of , it is separated from the rest of the agglomeration by the R0 ring road around the city.

Town
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Berchem-Sainte-Agathe or , often simply called 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 , , and , as well as the municipalities of and .

Village
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is a submunicipality of in the Belgian province of . It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. is situated 2½ km northwest of Groot-Bijgaarden.

Groot-Bijgaarden

Latitude
50.87071° or 50° 52′ 15″ north
Longitude
4.26515° or 4° 15′ 55″ east
Population
8,150
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
BE GRO and BE GBJ
Open location code
9F26V7C8+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251470642
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2797051
Wiki­data ID
Q2168341
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Groot-Bijgaarden” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Groot-Bijgaarden”
  • Chinese: “大拜哈尔登”
  • Chinese: “大拜哈爾登”
  • Dutch: “Groot-Bijgaarden”
  • French: “Grand-Bigard”
  • French: “Groot-Bijgaarden”
  • German: “Groot-Bijgaarden”
  • Hungarian: “Groot-Bijgaarden”
  • Irish: “Groot-Bijgaarden”
  • Japanese: “フロート・ベイハールデン”
  • Polish: “Groot-Bijgaarden”

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