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Arrondissement of Tongeren
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Bilzen

Bilzen is a locality in , , and has about 29,600 residents. Bilzen is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Locality with 29,600 residents
  • Description: town in Bilzen municipality, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Bilsen”
  • Postal code: 3740

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Mauritiuskerk and Huis Petry.

Church
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is a church.

Building
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is a building.

Railway station
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bilzen and Merem.

Town
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is a former municipality and city located in the province of . In 2021, had a total population of 32,536. The total area is 75.90 km.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a village.

Bilzen

Latitude
50.87325° or 50° 52′ 24″ north
Longitude
5.5184° or 5° 31′ 6″ east
Population
29,600
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE BLZ
Open location code
9F27VGF9+79
Geo­Names ID
2801924
Wiki­data ID
Q31501520
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Bilzen” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bilzen”
  • Bulgarian: “Билзен”
  • Catalan: “Bilzen”
  • Cebuano: “Bilzen”
  • Chinese: “比尔曾”
  • Dutch: “Bilzen”
  • Esperanto: “Bilzen”
  • French: “Bilzen”
  • German: “Bilzen”
  • Irish: “Bilzen”
  • Limburgan: “Bilze”
  • Luxembourgish: “Bilzen”
  • Norwegian: “Bilzen”
  • Persian: “بیلزان”
  • Russian: “Билзен”
  • Serbian: “Билзен”
  • Thai: “บิลเซิน”
  • Ukrainian: “Білзен”

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