Map of Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium

Heist-op-den-Berg is a city in Flanders, Belgium, with a population of about 37,873. It lies at 51.0754°N, 4.7283°E. Heist-op-den-Berg is about 36 km (23 mi) northeast of Brussels, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lier, 13 km to the northwest.

Heist-op-den-Berg at a glance

Where is Heist-op-den-Berg?

• The 41st largest city in Belgium by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 54 min on the shortest day to 16 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Heist-op-den-Berg

• Lier — 13 km northwest
• Mechelen — 18 km west
• Geel — 21 km northeast
• Leuven — 22 km south
• Deurne — 24 km northwest
• Borgerhout — 25 km northwest
• Wilrijk — 25 km northwest
• Antwerp — 28 km northwest
• Hoboken — 29 km northwest
• Brasschaat — 29 km northwest

Largest cities in Flanders

• Antwerp — 529,247
• Ghent — 265,086
• Bruges — 118,509
• Leuven — 101,032
• Deurne — 78,747
• Hasselt — 77,651
• Aalst — 77,534
• Mechelen — 77,530
• Kortrijk — 73,879
• Ostend — 69,011

Largest cities in Belgium

• Brussels — 1,019,022
• Antwerp — 529,247
• Ghent — 265,086
• Charleroi — 200,132
• Liège — 195,278
• Anderlecht — 160,553
• Schaerbeek — 132,761
• Bruges — 118,509
• Namur — 110,939
• Leuven — 101,032

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.