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The lordship of Diest, one of the smaller towns in the Duchy of Brabant, was part of the patrimony of the House of Nassau.In 1578 the town's magistrates were called upon to accept a rebel garrison, and had instead petitioned the king's governor general, Don John of Austria, to provide a royal garrison. [1]
The municipality Tessenderlo encompasses the villages of Tessenderlo proper, Schoot, Engsbergen, Hulst and Berg. On January 1, 2006, Tessenderlo had a total population of 16,811. The total area is 51.35 km 2 which gives a population density of 327 inhabitants per km 2. The name Tessenderlo means "(the open place in) the forest of the Taxandrians".
Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around 60 km from Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of Diest proper and the towns of Deurne, Kaggevinne, Molenstede, Schaffen and Webbekom. As of January 1, 2006, Diest had a total ...
Dalton Schultz, TE, Texans (69%) He hasn't scored a TD all year and he's averaging a modest 30 yards per game. Nico Collins is back, Tank Dell is a mouth to feed and even John Metchie III is ...
A police dog has been injured in an incident that saw armed officers track a van suspected of carrying weapons. West Midlands Police said the van was spotted by officers on Saturday morning using ...
A businessman, Vanaudenhove was an owner of a shoe factory. He was mayor of Diest (1947–1955 and 1974–1976), liberal senator (1954–1974), president of the Liberal Party (1961) and president and founder of the PVV-PLP (1961–1969). In the new party programme of the PVV-PLP, the traditional anticlericalism of the liberal party was ...
From hero to zero. Ten years ago, Russell Wilson was the talk of the NFL. He had led the Seahawks to a dominant victory at Super Bowl 48, the franchise’s first ever title, in just his second ...
In 1950 the EVS left for Air Base Goetsenhoven however. Schaffen Air Base has also been the home of the Training Center for Parachutists (TrgC Para) of the Belgian ParaCommandos since 1946. It is also used for recreational flying, both gliding and motorised, by Diest Aeroclub. They also host a yearly Old-Timer Flyin. [3]