Dijle (Dutch, in French: Dyle) is a river in central Belgium. It is about 100 km (62 miles) long. It flows through the Belgian provinces Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Its source is in Houtain-le-Val, near Nivelles. River upstream of an Australian trout farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... km redirects here. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Nivelles (Dutch: Nijvel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ...

The most important towns along the Dijle are (starting from the source) Ottignies, Wavre, Leuven and Mechelen. The latter is often called the 'Dijlestad' (Dijle City). Tributaries of the Dijle are the rivers Demer (in Werchter, Rotselaar municipality) and the Zenne (near Rumst). A few hundred metres past the Zenne's mound, the confluence of the Dijle and the Nete forms the river Rupel which 12 km further comes into the Schelde at which the Antwerp seaport is located. The Dijle used to be navigable for small ships from Werchter on, although nowadays commercial and pleasure navigation is limited to Mechelen, the upper locks at Mechelen being closed for navigation. Wavre is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... Leuven   (French Louvain, German Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium, European Union. ... Mechelen: Grote Markt square, with St. ... The Demer is a river in eastern Belgium. ... Rotselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... The Zenne (Dutch) or Senne (French) is a small river that flows through Brussels. ... Rumst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Nete (Dutch, in French: Nèthe) is a river in northern Belgium. ... Rupel is a tidal river in northern Belgium. ... km redirects here. ... The Scheldt in Antwerp Length 350 km Elevation of the source 95 m Average discharge 120 m³/s Area watershed 21860 km² Origin France Mouth Westerschelde Basin countries France, Belgium, Netherlands The Scheldt (Dutch: Schelde, French lEscaut) is a 350 km[1] (217 mile) long river that finds its... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft. ...

Tributaries

• Dijle
  • Zenne (Mechelen)
    • Maalbeek (Grimbergen)
    • Woluwe (Vilvoorde)
    • Maalbeek (Schaarbeek)
    • Molenbeek (Brussels-Laken)
    • Neerpedebeek (Anderlecht-Neerpede)
    • Zuun (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw-Zuun)
    • Geleytsbeek (Drogenbos)
    • Linkebeek (Drogenbos)
    • Molenbeek (Lot)
    • Senette (Tubize)
      • Hain (Tubize)
      • Samme (Braine le Comte-Ronquières)
        • Thines (Nivelles)
  • Demer (Rotselaar)
    • Velp (Halen)
    • Gete (Halen)
      • Large Gete (Zoutleeuw)
      • Small Gete (Zoutleeuw)
    • Herk (Herk-de-Stad)
  • Voer (Leuven)
  • IJse (Huldenberg-Neerijse)
  • Nethen (Graven-Nethen)
  • Laan (Huldenberg-Terlanen-Sint-Agatha-Rode)
    • Zilverbeek (Rixensart-Genval)
  • Thyle (Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve)

The Zenne (Dutch) or Senne (French) is a small river that flows through Brussels. ... Mechelen: Grote Markt square, with St. ... The Maelbeek or Maalbeek is a stream that goes through several municipalities in Brussels, including Etterbeek, Ixelles, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Schaerbeek. ... Grimbergen is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... The Woluwe is a stream that goes through several municipalities in the Southeast and East of Brussels and is a tributary of the Senne River (in Vilvoorde) and of the Maalbeek stream (in Kraainem). ... Vilvoorde (French: Vilvorde) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... The Maelbeek or Maalbeek is a stream that goes through several municipalities in Brussels, including Etterbeek, Ixelles, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Schaerbeek. ... Schaerbeek (French) or Schaarbeek (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Molenbeek-Saint-Jean municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (French) or Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... Anderlecht within the Brussels-Capital Region Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Drogenbos is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Linkebeek is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Drogenbos is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Tubize is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... ... Tubize is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Nivelles (Dutch: Nijvel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... The Demer is a river in eastern Belgium. ... Rotselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Halen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... The Gete (French : Jauche) is a river in Belgium which flows south to north . ... Halen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... The Gete (French : Jauche) is a river in Belgium which flows south to north . ... Zoutleeuw is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... The Gete (French : Jauche) is a river in Belgium which flows south to north . ... Zoutleeuw is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Herk-de-Stad is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Leuven   (French Louvain, German Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium, European Union. ... Huldenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Graven is, simply put, something fashioned by man, or something man-made. ... Huldenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Rixensart is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... A Thyle, (OE Þyle, ON Þulr) was a specific courtly position associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty and chieftains in the Early Middle Ages. ...

See also

From 1795 until 1815, when Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of Germany were incorporated into France, there was a département named after the river Dijle, see Dyle (département). The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Dyle (Dutch: Dijle) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. ...