Dilbeek is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek, Schepdaal, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, and Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle. Dilbeek is located just outside the Brussels-Capital Region, in the Pajottenland, hence the local name Poort van het Pajottenland. Even though Dilbeek is located in the Dutch language area of Belgium, there is a French-speaking minority represented by 3 members on the 35-seat local council. It is a mostly residential community with some preserved rural areas and some industrial zones.
De Viron Castle, serving as town hall
Church of Sint-Anna-Pede, as painted by Peter Brueghel the Elder in The Parable of the Blind
Alena, also known as Alène or Alina, is a Christian saint who, if historical, was martyred around the year 640. She is sometimes referred to as Alena of Forest, or Alena of Brussels, having died in Forest, Belgium, which is now one of the nineteen municipalities of Brussels.
Saint Alena
Sint-Alenatoren (left) with De Viron Castle on the background
The Blind Leading the Blind by Pieter Breughel the Elder In the background is the church of Saint Alena of Dilbeek Belgium
