1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Diest
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| ←Dies, Christoph Albert | 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 8 Diest |
Diesterweg, Friedrich Adolf Wilhelm→ |
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DIEST, a small town in the province of Brabant, Belgium, situated on the Demer at its junction with the Bever. Pop. (1904) 8383. It lies about half-way between Hasselt and Louvain, and is still one of the five fortified places in Belgium. It contains many breweries, and is famous for the excellence of its beer.
