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English[en]
The village that formed near the abbey was named Belisia Monasterii, or Munsterbilzen, to distinguish between Beukenbilzen (now Bilzen) and Eikenbilzen (now called Eigenbilzen).
Dutch[nl]
Het dorp dat zich nabij de abdij vormde, kreeg de naam Belisia Monasterii, ofwel Munsterbilzen, ter onderscheiding van Beukenbilzen (thans Bilzen) en Eikenbilzen (thans Eigenbilzen).