Bilstein may refer to:

People

* Counts of Bilstein, Frankish noble family *

Barons of Bilstein Bilstein (german: Edelherren von Bilstein) were a medieval German noble family in what later became the Duchy of Westphalia with an estate (called ''Land Bilstein'') mainly within the present region of Sauerland in Germany. Their family home was at ...

, Westphalian noble family

Inhabited places

Bilstein (Kürten) 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 Kürten, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bilstein (Kreuzau), village near Kreuzau, 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 communi ...

, county of Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Bilstein (Limbourg) 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 ...

or Bilstain, town quarter of

Limbourg Limbourg (; German and Dutch: ''Limburg''; wa, Limbôr) 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 ...

, Province of Liege, Region of Wallonia, Belgium *

Amt Bilstein Amt Bilstein was an administrative district in what is now the region of Westphalia, Germany. Its territory corresponded more or less with the current municipality of Lennestadt. It was first mentioned in 1434 (''"Johan van dem Broike, Amtmann z ...

, former administrative district in

Westphalia Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) 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 regi ...

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

Villa Bilstein A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became sm ...

Ennepetal Ennepetal (; wep, Iämpedal) 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 ...

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

Castles

* Bilstein Castle (Lennestadt), 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) 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 * ...

, ruined castle near Urbeis in the Alsace, department of Bas-Rhin * Château de Bilstein, 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) (620,1 m), on the Brilon Plateau, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest) (641,2 m), in the Kaufungen Forest, county of Werra-Meißner, North Hesse * Bilstein (Langenberge) (ca. 460 m), in the Langenberge, Schwalm-Eder Kreis, North Hesse * Bilstein (Vogelsberg) (665,5 m), in the Vogelsberg, Vogelsbergkreis, Middle Hessse * 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 Wäs ...

, county of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bilstein (Wolfhagen) (405,1 m), on the Isthaberg near Wolfhagen-Istha, county of Kassel, North Hesse

Other uses

* Bilstein & Siekermann, 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 ...

* Ferdinand Bilstein, car supplier with head office in

ThyssenKrupp Bilstein ThyssenKrupp AG (, ; stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. It is the result of the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and has its operational headquarters in Duisburg and E ...

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

Hagen Hagen () is the 41st-largest city in Germany. The municipality is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the south eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme (met by t ...

-Hohenlimburg

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