Bilstein may refer to:
People
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Counts of Bilstein, Frankish noble family
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Barons of Bilstein, Westphalian noble family
Inhabited places
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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 Gladbach ...
, county of Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia
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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
* B ...
, village near
Kreuzau, county of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Bilstein (Lennestadt) 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
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, town quarter of
Lennestadt, county of Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Bilstein (Limbourg) or Bilstain, town quarter of
Limbourg, Province of Liege, Region of Wallonia, Belgium
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Amt Bilstein, 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 regio ...
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Barony of Bilstein The Barony of Bilstein (german: Herrschaft Bilstein) was a dynastic lordship with extensive estates in the region of the present German states of Hesse and Thuringia.
History
Wigger counts
The barony probably began with Count Wigger I. He is r ...
, medieval comital lordship in the area of Eschwege, North Hesse
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Villa Bilstein,
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 t ...
, county of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia
Castles
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Bilstein Castle (Lennestadt), castle in Lennestadt, Landkreis county of Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Bilstein Castle (Eschwege), ruined castle near
Eschwege, county of Werra-Meißner-Kreis, North Hesse
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Bilstein Castle (Bas-Rhin), ruined castle near
Urbeis in the Alsace, department of Bas-Rhin
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Château de Bilstein, ruined castle near Riquewihr in the Alsace, department of Haut-Rhin
Geological formations
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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
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Bilstein (Brilon Plateau) (620,1 m), on the
Brilon Plateau, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest) (641,2 m), in the Kaufungen Forest, county of Werra-Meißner, North Hesse
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Bilstein (Langenberge) (ca. 460 m), in the Langenberge, Schwalm-Eder Kreis, North Hesse
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Bilstein (Vogelsberg) (665,5 m), in the Vogelsberg, Vogelsbergkreis, Middle Hessse
* Bilstein Cave, in the municipality of
Warstein, county of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Bilstein (Wolfhagen) (405,1 m), on the
Isthaberg near Wolfhagen-Istha, county of Kassel, North Hesse
Other uses
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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 C ...
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Ferdinand Bilstein, car supplier with head office in
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 t ...
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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
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Bilstein-Gruppe, international steel company with head office in
Hagen
Hagen () is the Largest cities in Germany, 41st-largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany. The municipality is located in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the south eastern edge of the R ...
-Hohenlimburg
See also
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Bielstein
Wiehl () is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersb ...
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Bildstein
Bildstein is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest ...
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