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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Olpe (kreis)|Olpe]][[File:Olpe.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1969 [[Lennestadt]] | |||
* 1969 [[Kirchhundem]] | |||
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| | | In Silber ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, bewinkelt von vier roten sechsstrahligen Sternen und belegt mit einem Herzschild, der in Gold drei grüne Pfähle zeigt. | ||
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The arms are a combination of the arms as shown on the oldest seal of the Amt and the shield of the Lords of Bilstein. The oldest seal is known from 1567 and shows a cross with in each quarter a star. The cross is the arms of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the area belonged. The four stars probably indicate the four villages in the Amt. | The arms are a combination of the arms as shown on the oldest seal of the Amt and the shield of the Lords of Bilstein. The oldest seal is known from 1567 and shows a cross with in each quarter a star. The cross is the arms of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the area belonged. The four stars probably indicate the four villages in the Amt. | ||
The area was ruled by the Lords of Bilstein before the bishops of Köln acquired the area. Hence the addition of the arms of the lords as an escutcheon. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:bilstez1.amt.jpg|alt=Wappen von Amt Bilstein/Arms (crest) of Amt Bilstein|The seal from 1567 | |||
</gallery> | |||
The following municipalities belonged to Amt Bilstein:<br/> | The following municipalities belonged to Amt Bilstein:<br/> | ||
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* [[Rahrbach]] | * [[Rahrbach]] | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Belke et al, 1986 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden]] | [[Category:German Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden]] | ||