Dyle (French) or Dijle (Dutch) is a river in central Belgium, left tributary of the Rupel. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Rupel is a tidal River in northern Belgium, right tributary of the Scheldt. It is 86 km (53 miles) long. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States It flows through the Belgian provinces Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. Its source is in Houtain-le-Val, near Nivelles. Nivelles (Nijvel is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
The most important towns along the Dyle are (starting from the source) Ottignies, Wavre, Leuven and Mechelen. Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Wavre ( Walloon: Wåve, Dutch: Waver) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Mechelen ( Mechlin in English is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The latter is often called the 'Dijlestad' (Dyle City). Main tributaries of the Dyle are the rivers Demer (in Werchter, Rotselaar municipality), and the Zenne at the Zennegat, furthest outskirt of Mechelen, where also the canal Leuven-Mechelen connects. The Demer is an 85 km long River in eastern Belgium, right tributary of the Dijle. Rotselaar is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish-Brabant, near the convergence of the Demer and the Dijle The Zenne A few hundred metres downstream, the confluence of the Dyle and the Nete at Rumst forms the river Rupel which 12 km further comes into the Schelde at which the Antwerp seaport is located. Rumst (old spelling Rumpst) ( Google Satellite Image is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The Rupel is a tidal River in northern Belgium, right tributary of the Scheldt. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The Scheldt (Dutch Schelde, French Escaut, Latin Scaldis) is a 350 km[http //www ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The Dyle 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. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size
From 1795 until 1815, when Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of Germany were incorporated into France, there was a département named after the river Dyle, see Dyle (département). The Zenne Mechelen ( Mechlin in English is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The Maelbeek or Maalbeek is a Stream that runs through several municipalities in Brussels, including Etterbeek, Ixelles Grimbergen is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. Vilvoorde ( Vilvorde in French) is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province Flemish Brabant. The Maelbeek or Maalbeek is a Stream that runs through several municipalities in Brussels, including Etterbeek, Ixelles Schaarbeek ( Dutch) or Schaerbeek ( French) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium Molenbeek-Saint-Jean ( French) or Sint-Jans-Molenbeek ( Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is This article is about the region of Belgium for the football club see R Sint-Pieters-Leeuw ( French Leeuw-Saint-Pierre) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the province of Flemish Drogenbos is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant in the bilingual electoral and judicial district of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde 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 in the bilingual electoral and judicial district of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde Tubize (Tubeke is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Tubize (Tubeke is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Braine-le-Comte (‘s-Gravenbrakel is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Nivelles (Nijvel is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Mechelen ( Mechlin in English is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Mechelen ( Mechlin in English is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The Demer is an 85 km long River in eastern Belgium, right tributary of the Dijle. Rotselaar is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish-Brabant, near the convergence of the Demer and the Dijle Halen is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Gete (Gette is a River in Belgium which flows south to north Halen is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Gete (Gette is a River in Belgium which flows south to north Zoutleeuw (Léau is a Municipality and town in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The Gete (Gette is a River in Belgium which flows south to north Zoutleeuw (Léau is a Municipality and town in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Herk-de-Stad is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Huldenberg is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Huldenberg is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Rixensart is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Thyle, ( OE Þyle, ON Þulr) was a position of the court associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Dyle is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium.