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Saint Maurice Church, Bilzen – View of Kimpelvijver Bilzen loop from Hoeselt

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Saint Maurice Church, Bilzen – View of Kimpelvijver Bilzen loop from Hoeselt

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Saint Maurice Church, Bilzen – View of Kimpelvijver Bilzen loop from Hoeselt

02:02

7.94km

30m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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2.96 km

Bilzen Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Bilzen station is located on railway line 34 (Hasselt - Liège). Railway line 21C also departs here, a freight railway line to Genk-Goederen station. The first temporary station building was made of wood. The final station building was not built until 1909. For many years, a signal box had been located in the Bilzen station building, which was not only responsible for train traffic in and around Bilzen, but also for that of Tongeren. The busy level crossing on Hasseltsestraat was operated manually from here, which could lead to long waiting times, especially in case of heavy train traffic or technical malfunctions. Despite the division of the NMBS into a transport company and an infrastructure manager in 2005, the Bilzen station staff continued to combine the tasks of Infrabel (signal box) and NMBS (platform supervision and counter service) for more than 10 years, one of the last places in Belgium where this still happened. This arrangement came to an end on 1 January 2015, after which NMBS and Infrabel each deployed their own personnel for another six months. The counter closed definitively on 1 July 2015, after which the station was given the status of an unmanned stopping point for NMBS. The signal box closed its doors on 24 June 2016, after which the activities were taken over by the modern, centralized traffic control center of Hasselt.

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3.64 km

Saint Maurice Church, Bilzen

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The St. Mauritius Church is located directly behind the Bilzen town hall. It is one of the rare hall churches in the region. The interior has been beautifully restored in the neo-Gothic style and tradition. The entire furnishing concept was thought about: the beautiful late Gothic imagery was integrated into baroque elements. The rich neo-Gothic coloring of the stained glass windows and modern paintings is strange and striking. Under the tower, the museum room refers to the connection with the land commander Alden Biesen.

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3.75 km

Garden pavilion originally a chapel

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The garden pavilion on the Demerlaan in Bilzen was originally a chapel of the Alden Biesen commandery in Bilzen. The chapel was built in 1743–49 by Ferdinand von Sickingen, Alden Biesen's grand commander. The site was property of the Teutonic Order. This came to an end in 1795 when the Biesener Amtmann was dissolved and all of Alden Biesen's possessions were confiscated and sold. In 1840, another rectory was built here, the chapel of which served as a pavilion. The parish garden bordered on the garden of the old rectory on Begijnhofstraat. The back of the chapel was built against the monastery wall of Sion Priory. It is an octagonal building covered with slate. The decorated door frame shows the coat of arms of the House of Sickingen. The interior is decorated with Rococo stucco.

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Monument of the Secret Army Bilzen

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The Secret Army was an armed Belgian resistance group during World War II, also known as The Belgian Legion (La Légion belge) and The Refounded Army of Belgium (L'Armée belge reconstituée). Its founder was Charles Claser.

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