Bilzen

Summary

Bilzen is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Bilzen draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #77 of 558).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bilzen received the Good City^[3].
• Bilzen is located in Arrondissement of Tongeren^[4].
• Bilzen is in the country of Belgium^[5].
• Bilzen's head of government is recorded as Bruno Steegen^[6].
• Bilzen's image is recorded as AldenBiesen01.jpg^[7].
• Bilzen's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[8].
• Bilzen's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[9].
• Bilzen's capital is recorded as Bilzen^[10].
• Bilzen's official language is recorded as Dutch^[11].
• Bilzen's flag image is recorded as Flag of Bilzen.svg^[12].
• Bilzen's shares border with is recorded as Tongeren^[13].
• Bilzen's shares border with is recorded as Lanaken^[14].
• Bilzen's shares border with is recorded as Riemst^[15].
• Bilzen's coat of arms image is recorded as Bilzen wapen.svg^[16].
• Bilzen's flag is recorded as flag of Bilzen^[17].
• Bilzen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168361911^[18].
• Bilzen's GND ID is recorded as 4290226-5^[19].
• Bilzen's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Bilzen^[20].
• Bilzen's locator map image is recorded as Bilzen Limburg Belgium Map.svg^[21].
• Bilzen's postal code is recorded as 3740^[22].
• Bilzen's postal code is recorded as 3742^[23].
• Bilzen's postal code is recorded as 3746^[24].
• Bilzen's Commons category is recorded as Bilzen^[25].
• Bilzen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1246112^[26].
• Bilzen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

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Recognition

Bilzen received the Good City^[3].

Dissolution

Bilzen was dissolved in +2024-12-31T00:00:00Z^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bilzen include Bilzen-Hoeselt^[29], a municipality of Belgium^[30], in Belgium^[31], founded in 2025^[32].

Why It Matters

Bilzen draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #77 of 558).^[2] Bilzen has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Bilzen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Bilzen include Bilzen-Hoeselt^[29], a municipality of Belgium^[30], in Belgium^[31], founded in 2025^[32].

FAQs

What awards did Bilzen receive?

Honors received include Good City^[3].