Eigenbilzen
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Eigenbilzen is a village and former municipality in the Bilzen municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. Eigenbilzen was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Bilzen during the fusion of the Belgian municipalities.
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It is catalogued under topics including Bilzen, Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium) and Populated places in Limburg (Belgium).
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- municipality section
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Bilzen
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- postal code
- 3740
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Eigenbilzen is a village and former municipality in the Bilzen municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. Eigenbilzen was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Bilzen during the fusion of the Belgian municipalities.
==History== The village was first mentioned in 1096 as Eigenbilesen. Prehistoric and Roman remains have been discovered in the area. In 1871 a tumulus was discovered at the Kannesberg which dated from 400 B.C. Furthermore three Roman villas, and a Roman cemetery were discovered. The Roman road connecting Tongeren to Maastricht used to pass through the village.
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