# Diegem

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{{Short description|Section of Machelen, Belgium}}
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thumb|180px|right|Diegem church spire
[[File:8990brusselsAirlinesHQ.jpg|thumb|[Brussels Airlines](/source/Brussels_Airlines) head office in Diegem]]
thumb|Diegem train station
'''Diegem''' is a town in the [municipality](/source/municipalities_of_Belgium) of [Machelen](/source/Machelen), in the [province](/source/Provinces_of_Belgium) of [Flemish Brabant](/source/Flemish_Brabant), [Belgium](/source/Belgium). Diegem's [postal code](/source/postal_code) is 1831. The official language of Diegem is [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language), as in the rest of [Flanders](/source/Flanders).

A portion of [Brussels Airport](/source/Brussels_Airport) is located in Diegem,<ref name="Machmap">"[http://www.machelen.be/kaarten/bedrijven/bedrijf.jpg bedrijf.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524041115/http://www.machelen.be/kaarten/bedrijven/bedrijf.jpg |date=24 May 2010 }}." [Machelen](/source/Machelen). Retrieved on 25 April 2010.</ref> together with neighbouring town of [Zaventem](/source/Zaventem). Diegem's situation just outside the [Brussels-Capital Region](/source/Brussels-Capital_Region) and close to the [R0](/source/Brussels_Ring) (the Brussels orbital motorway) also means it has a large number of business premises. The town is served by [Diegem railway station](/source/Diegem_railway_station), which is situated on the [Brussels](/source/Brussels)–[Leuven](/source/Leuven) railway line between [Haren-South](/source/Haren-South_railway_station) and [Brussels Airport-Zaventem](/source/Brussels_Airport-Zaventem_railway_station) stations.

==Sights==
Diegem's [Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture) church, inaugurated in 1543, in the centre of town, has a conspicuous tiered spire.<ref>[http://www.belgiumview.com/belgiumview/tl3/view0000314.php4 Sainte Catherine's and Saint Cornelius' church (in Diegem)]</ref>

==Economy==
[Brussels Airlines](/source/Brussels_Airlines) has its corporate head office in the b.house in Zaventem and in Diegem.<ref name="Machmap"/><ref>"[http://company.brusselsairlines.com/en_be/corp/misc/contactus.aspx Corp – Contact Us]." [Brussels Airlines](/source/Brussels_Airlines). Retrieved on 23 October 2009.</ref> Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between [SN Brussels](/source/SN_Brussels) and [Virgin Express](/source/Virgin_Express).<ref>"[http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/10/27/210248/sabena-reborn-sn-brussels-virgin-express-merger-set-to-take-former-belgian-flag-carrier.html Sabena reborn: SN Brussels-Virgin Express merger 'set to take former Belgian flag carrier brand']." ''Flight Global''. 27 October 2006. Retrieved on 23 October 2009.</ref>

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of [Chevron Phillips](/source/Chevron_Phillips) are based in Stockholm Building in Airport Plaza in Diegem.<ref>"[http://www.cpchem.com/en-us/pages/contactus.aspx Contact Us]." Chevron Phillips. Retrieved on 6 September 2017. "Chevron Phillips Chemical International N.V. Airport Plaza – Stockholm Building Leonardo Da Vincilaan 19 1831 Diegem Belgium"</ref>

The [3M](/source/3M) company has had a European office at Hermeslaan 7 in Diegem since 1970.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/3630291Z:BB 3M Europe SA – Company Profile and News] Bloomberg, 2021.</ref>

==Education==
Primary schools in Diegem include Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Fonkel and Parochiale Basisschool.<ref>"[http://www.machelen.be/nl/237/content/11/kleuter-en-basisonderwijs.html Kleuter- en basisonderwijs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134347/http://www.machelen.be/nl/237/content/11/kleuter-en-basisonderwijs.html |date=6 September 2017 }}." Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref> [GISO Machelen](/source/GISO_Machelen) provides secondary education to Diegem residents.<ref>"[http://www.machelen.be/nl/238/content/12/secundair-onderwijs.html Secundair onderwijs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906133630/http://www.machelen.be/nl/238/content/12/secundair-onderwijs.html |date=6 September 2017 }}." Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref><ref>[http://gisomachelen.wixsite.com/gisomachelen Home]. [GISO Machelen](/source/GISO_Machelen). Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref> Bibliotheek Machelen-Diegem is the public library of the town.<ref>[http://machelen.bibliotheek.be/ Home]. Machelen, bibliotheek.be. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref>

==Sports==

The [Superprestige Diegem](/source/Superprestige_Diegem) is a December evening [cyclo-cross](/source/cyclo-cross) race held in Diegem, [Belgium](/source/Belgium), which is part of the [Superprestige](/source/Superprestige_(Cyclo-cross)).

[Football](/source/association_football) club [Diegem Sport](/source/Diegem_Sport) is the town club and plays in the [Belgian Third Division](/source/Belgian_Third_Division).

==Sister Cities==
Diegem became sister cities with [Northbrook, Illinois](/source/Northbrook%2C_Illinois), USA, in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northbrookhistory.org/village-history/|title = Village History}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Flemish Brabant
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