Cities in Bilzen's neighbourhood are all within a distance of some 10 to 15 kilometers: to its north, Genk; to its east, Maastricht (Netherlands); to its south Tongeren; and to its north-west, Diepenbeek.
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^"Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 73006". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 13 May 2022. Including Oosterwijk
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bilzen, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2013, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bilzen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bilzen Dutch pronunciation ˈbɪlze n is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg BilzenMunicipalityAlden Biesen CastleFlagCoat of armsLocation of BilzenBilzenLocation in Belgium Location of Bilzen in LimburgCoordinates 50 52 N 05 31 E 50 867 N 5 517 E 50 867 5 517Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceLimburgArrondissementTongerenGovernment MayorBruno Steegen Open VLD Beter Bilzen Governing party iesBeter Bilzen TOB CD amp V Area Total75 98 km2 29 34 sq mi Population 2018 01 01 1 Total32 318 Density430 km2 1 100 sq mi Postal codes3740 3742 3746NIS code73006Area codes089Websitewww bilzen beIn 2021 Bilzen had a total population of 32 536 2 The total area is 75 90 km which gives a population density of 426 inhabitants per km Bilzen consists of the city of Bilzen and the following villages Beverst nl Eigenbilzen Grote Spouwen nl Hees nl Hoelbeek nl Kleine Spouwen nl Martenslinde nl Mopertingen nl Munsterbilzen nl Rijkhoven Rosmeer nl and Waltwilder nl It was in 1977 that they all became part of the municipality Bilzen because of the fusion of municipalities Cities in Bilzen s neighbourhood are all within a distance of some 10 to 15 kilometers to its north Genk to its east Maastricht Netherlands to its south Tongeren and to its north west Diepenbeek From 1965 to 1981 Bilzen hosted Jazz Bilzen a jazz and rock festival that lasted several days In its time Jazz Bilzen was the most important Belgian festival Artists that performed there were among many others Humble Pie The Moody Blues Deep Purple Black Sabbath Humble Pie The Kinks The Troggs Procol Harum Golden Earring Rod Stewart Status Quo Lou Reed Aerosmith AC DC The Cure Toots Thielemans Keith Jarrett and John McLaughlin From the 1980s onwards the festival was superseded by Torhout Werchter that has now become Rock Werchter Contents 1 History 2 Places of interest 3 Born in Bilzen 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditFor over 300 years Bilzen was part of the County of Loon French comte de Looz Places of interest EditAlden Biesen Castle in the village of Rijkhoven Munsterbilzen AbbeyBorn in Bilzen EditBert Appermont nl born 1973 composer conductor Elke Clijsters born 1985 tennis player and younger sister of Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters born 1983 tennis player Valerie Courtois born 1990 volleyball player Lisa del Bo born 1961 singer Camille Huysmans 1871 1968 politician Prime Minister August 1946 1947 mayor of Antwerp 1933 1946 Jelle Vossen born 1989 football player Thibaut Courtois born 1992 football playerGallery Edit nbsp Bilzen church parochiekerk Sint Mauritius nbsp Bilzen townhall nbsp Beverst Schoonbeek castle nbsp Mopertingen church parochiekerk Sint Catharina nbsp Munsterbilzen church parochiekerk Onze Lieve Vrouw ten Hemelopneming nbsp Rijkhoven Alden Biesen commandryReferences Edit Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018 Statbel Retrieved 9 March 2019 Bevolking per statistische sector Sector 73006 Statistics Belgium Retrieved 13 May 2022 Including OosterwijkExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bilzen Official website in Dutch Community Bilzen on Leesmee in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bilzen amp oldid 1121468681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
