About the town » Bilzen, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
Popular surnames at Bilzen
- Maurissen 800
- Lormans 792
- Castermans 367
- Thijs 361
- Baerten 302
- Schillings 267
- Martens 250
- Plessers 194
- Moors 191
- Stulens 184
- Slechten 176
- Nijs 174
- Boelen 130
- Lambrechts 119
- Wagemans 113
- Vanheusden 109
- Compeer 107
- Geurts 106
- Jans 103
- Stes 103
- Meers 100
- Haerlingen 98
- Theunissen 97
- Haenen 95
- Engelen 91
- Noben 88
- Moris 87
- Wijnants 85
- Scherpenberg 85
- Keunen 84
Records from Bilzen
Source: Wikipedia Information
Bilzen is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Bilzen had a total population of 30,057. The total area is 75.90 km² which gives a population density of 396 inhabitants per km². Bilzen consists of the city of Bilzen and the following villages: Beverst, Eigenbilzen, Grote-Spouwen, Hees, Hoelbeek, Kleine-Spouwen, Martenslinde, Mopertingen, Munsterbilzen, Rijkhoven, Rosmeer, and Waltwilder. It was in 1977 that they all became part of the municipality Bilzen because of the fusion of municipalities. Between 1965 and 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 others The Moody Blues, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, The Kinks, The Troggs, Procol Harum, Golden Earring, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, AC/DC, The Cure, The Kids, Elvis Costello and The Police. From the 1980s onwards the festival was superseded by Torhout-Werchter, that has now become Rock Werchter.
