Bilstein may refer to:

People

Counts of Bilstein The Barony of Bilstein () was a dynastic lordship with extensive estates in the region of the present German states of Hesse and Thuringia and a territory of the Holy Roman Empire. History Wigger counts The barony probably began with Count Wig ...

, Frankish noble family * Barons of Bilstein, Westphalian noble family

Inhabited places

* Bilstein (Kürten), village near

Kürten Kürten () is a village and a municipality in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Kürten is situated approximately 25 km east of Cologne. Neighbouring places Nearby cities include Bergisch Gladb ...

, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Bilstein (Kreuzau) Bilstein may refer to: People * Counts of Bilstein, Frankish noble family * Barons of Bilstein, Westphalian noble family Inhabited places * Bilstein (Kürten), village near Kürten, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * ...

, village near

Kreuzau Kreuzau is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren. Geography Neighbouring communities Kreuzau is surrounded by the following ...

, county of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bilstein (Lennestadt), town quarter of

Lennestadt Lennestadt (occasionally also ''die Lennestadt'') lies in the Sauerland in southeast North Rhine-Westphalia and is a community in Olpe district. It is the district's most populous municipality. Lennestadt itself is not an actual town but a commun ...

, county of Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bilstein (Limbourg) or Bilstain, town quarter of

Limbourg Limbourg (; German and Dutch: ''Limburg''; ) or Limbourg-sur-Vesdre is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2008, Limbourg had a total population of 5,680. The total area is 24.63 k ...

, Province of Liege, Region of Wallonia, Belgium * Amt Bilstein, former administrative district in

Westphalia Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the region is almost identical with the h ...

* Barony of Bilstein, medieval comital lordship in the area of Eschwege, North Hesse * Villa Bilstein,

Ennepetal Ennepetal (, ; ) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was created in 1949 out of the former municipalities Milspe and Voerde. It was named after the river Ennepe, which flows through the municipa ...

, county of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia

Castles

Bilstein Castle (Lennestadt) Bilstein Castle () is a hill castle in the Sauerland in Germany. It is located in the eponymous quarter of Bilstein (Lennestadt), Bilstein in the town of Lennestadt. Since 1927 the building has been a youth hostel. Origin of the name The word ...

, castle in Lennestadt, Landkreis county of Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bilstein Castle (Eschwege), ruined castle near

Eschwege Eschwege (), the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany. In 1971, the town hosted the eleventh ''Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Location The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Wer ...

, county of Werra-Meißner-Kreis, North Hesse * Bilstein Castle (Bas-Rhin), ruined castle near

Urbeis Urbeis is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It used to be an important business centre of silver mines. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of th ...

in the Alsace, department of Bas-Rhin *

Château de Bilstein The Château de Bilstein is a castle ruin in the '' commune'' of Riquewihr in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' of France. The origin of the castle dates from the 12th century, with additional building work done in the 14th century. The castle was d ...

, ruined castle near Riquewihr in the Alsace, department of Haut-Rhin

Geological formations

Am Bilstein (Hückeswagen) Am Bilstein is the name of an area of open land and prominent viewing point in the borough of Hückeswagen, county of Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Location The place lies today immediately next to the Wupper Reservo ...

(284,7 m), near Dürhagen, county of Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Bilstein (Brilon Plateau) Bilstein may refer to: People * Counts of Bilstein, Frankish noble family * Barons of Bilstein, Westphalian noble family Inhabited places * Bilstein (Kürten), village near Kürten, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * ...

(620,1 m), on the

Brilon Plateau The Brilon Plateau () is a highland area in the county of Hochsauerlandkreis in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is surrounded by the Brilon Heights (''Briloner Höhen''), whose mountains reach a height of . Geography Locat ...

, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest) Bilstein is a mountain of Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States o ...

(641,2 m), in the Kaufungen Forest, county of Werra-Meißner, North Hesse *

Bilstein (Langenberge) The Bilstein is a hill in the county of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to t ...

(ca. 460 m), in the Langenberge, Schwalm-Eder Kreis, North Hesse *

Bilstein (Vogelsberg) Bilstein is a mountain of Hesse in the Vogelsberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its ...

(665,5 m), in the Vogelsberg, Vogelsbergkreis, Middle Hesse * Bilstein Cave, in the municipality of

Warstein Warstein () is a municipality with town status in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of Sauerland. Geography Warstein is located north of the Arnsberger Wald (forest), at a brook called Wä ...

, county of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Bilstein (Wolfhagen) Bilstein may refer to: People * Counts of Bilstein, Frankish noble family * Barons of Bilstein, Westphalian noble family Inhabited places * Bilstein (Kürten), village near Kürten, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * ...

(405,1 m), on the

Isthaberg Isthaberg is a hill of Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germ ...

near Wolfhagen-Istha, county of Kassel, North Hesse

Other uses

Bilstein & Siekermann Bilstein may refer to: People * Counts of Bilstein, Frankish noble family * Barons of Bilstein, Westphalian noble family Inhabited places * Bilstein (Kürten), village near Kürten, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * ...

, component manufacturer with head office in

Hillesheim Hillesheim () is the third largest town in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was the seat of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Hillesheim. Geography Location The town lies almost in the middle, halfway between C ...

* Ferdinand Bilstein, car supplier with head office in

* ThyssenKrupp Bilstein, shock absorber manufacturer with head office in Ennepetal * Bilstein-Gruppe, international steel company with head office in

Hagen Hagen () is a city in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the southeastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme meet the Ruhr (river), Ruhr. In 2023, the ...

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