The Dyle ( French: [dil] ; Dutch : Dijle [ˈdɛilə] ) is a river in central Belgium , left tributary of the Rupel . It is 86 kilometres (53 mi) long. It flows through the Belgian provinces of Walloon Brabant , Flemish Brabant and Antwerp . Its source is in Houtain-le-Val, near Nivelles in Walloon Brabant.
5-645: The most important cities along the Dyle are (starting from the source) Ottignies , Wavre , Leuven and Mechelen , the last of which is often called the 'Dijlestad' (Dyle City). The main tributaries of the Dyle are the rivers Demer (in Werchter, Rotselaar municipality), and the Zenne at the Zennegat , on the farthest outskirts of Mechelen, where the canal Leuven-Mechelen also connects. A few hundred metres downstream,
10-507: Is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant . On January 1, 2006, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve had a total population of 29,521. The total area is 32.96 km which gives a population density of 896 inhabitants per km . The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities : Ottignies, Louvain-la-Neuve , Céroux-Mousty, and Limelette. Louvain-la-Neuve (sometimes abbreviated as "LLN")
15-861: Is a new town developed from 1968 in order to provide a home for the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), the French-speaking part of the former Catholic University of Louvain on its separation from the Dutch-speaking part, which remained in the ancient city of Louvain ( Leuven ). Created in 1971, Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is the first of its kind in Belgium and is the biggest one in Wallonia (the French-speaking part of Belgium ). It covers 231 hectares (570 acres) spread over
20-561: The confluence of the Dyle and the Nete at Rumst forms the river Rupel, which 12 kilometres (7 mi) further comes into the Scheldt on which the Antwerp seaport is located. 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. The Dyle Plan
25-586: Was an unsuccessful Allied plan to stop the German advance through the flat, central plains of Belgium in 1940. From 1795 until 1815, when Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of Germany were incorporated into France , there was a department named after the river Dyle, see Dyle (department) . Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve ( French pronunciation: [ɔtiɲi luvɛ̃ la nœv] ; Walloon : Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén )
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