Bilzen

Summary

Bilzen is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Bilzen draws 156 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 instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[7].
• Bilzen's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[8].
• Bilzen's capital is recorded as Bilzen^[9].
• Bilzen's official language is recorded as Dutch^[10].
• Bilzen's shares border with is recorded as Tongeren^[11].
• Bilzen's shares border with is recorded as Lanaken^[12].
• Bilzen's shares border with is recorded as Riemst^[13].
• Bilzen's flag is recorded as flag of Bilzen^[14].
• Bilzen's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Bilzen^[15].
• Bilzen's postal code is recorded as 3740^[16].
• Bilzen's postal code is recorded as 3742^[17].
• Bilzen's postal code is recorded as 3746^[18].
• Bilzen's Commons category is recorded as Bilzen^[19].
• Bilzen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[20].
• Bilzen's local dialing code is recorded as 089^[21].
• Bilzen was dissolved in December 31, 2024^[22].
• Bilzen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.866666666667, 'lon': 5.5166666666667}^[23].
• Bilzen's official website is recorded as https://www.bilzen.be^[24].
• Bilzen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bilzen^[25].
• Bilzen's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[26].
• Bilzen has a population of {'amount': '+32318'}^[27].

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Recognition

Bilzen received the Good City^[3].

Dissolution

Bilzen was dissolved in December 31, 2024^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bilzen include Bilzen-Hoeselt^[28], a municipality of Belgium^[29], in Belgium^[30], founded in 2025^[31].

Why It Matters

Bilzen draws 156 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.^[32] Bilzen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Bilzen include Bilzen-Hoeselt^[28], a municipality of Belgium^[29], in Belgium^[30], founded in 2025^[31].

FAQs

What awards did Bilzen receive?

Honors received include Good City^[3].