Diest - Begijnhof 
In Begijnenstraat is the begijnhof founded in 1252 together with the Gothic Sint Katharinakerk.
The béguinage of Diest is one of the oldest and most important in Belgium. Its well-preserved 17th C. houses stand around a square and in five small streets. The houses are separated from the street by a magnificent Baroque portal with a likeness of the Madonna and Child. Today the béguinage is used chiefly as a youth and cultural center; house No. 5 in the Engelen Conventstraat is still furnished in keeping with the béguinage period.
The béguinage of Diest is one of the oldest and most important in Belgium. Its well-preserved 17th C. houses stand around a square and in five small streets. The houses are separated from the street by a magnificent Baroque portal with a likeness of the Madonna and Child. Today the béguinage is used chiefly as a youth and cultural center; house No. 5 in the Engelen Conventstraat is still furnished in keeping with the béguinage period.
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