Biest

Biest is a locality in , , . Biest is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympisch Stadion and Jain Tempel of Antwerp.

Stadium
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The or Kielstadion was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in . For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball events.

Jain temple
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The Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple is a Jain temple located in the district of the city of , , . It is currently the only Jain temple in continental Europe.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilrijk and Fort 6.

Town
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is a district of the municipality and city of in the province of Antwerp. had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and became one of the city's nine districts.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of , in the Flemish Region of . It is located at the river. The name of the district has its origins in Middle Dutch. is situated 2½ km northwest of Biest.

Biest

Latitude
51.1694° or 51° 10′ 10″ north
Longitude
4.39311° or 4° 23′ 35″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9F36599V+Q6
Geo­Names ID
2801956
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