Bestwig
Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Bestwig | |
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 General view of Bestwig | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerland district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerland |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ralf Péus (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,623 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59909 |
| Dialling codes | 02904, 02905 |
| Vehicle registration | HSK |
| Website | www.bestwig.de |
Geography
Bestwig is situated on the river Ruhr, approx. 10 km east of Meschede.
Neighbouring municipalities
Subdivisions
- Bestwig (1,334 inhabitants)
- Velmede (3,461 inhabitants)
- Ramsbeck (2,047 inhabitants)
- Ostwig (1,655 inhabitants)
- Nuttlar (1,671 inhabitants)
- Heringhausen (903 inhabitants)
- Berlar
- Andreasberg
- Wasserfall
Twin towns
Bestwig has no official partnership with another town, but has close to ties to Niederorschel (Thuringia, Germany) and Niederwiesa (Saxony, Germany).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a silver Saint Andrew's Cross on blue ground. The Saint Andrew's Cross is a reference to the patron of the parish church in Velmede, Saint Andrew. The colors silver and blue show the allegiance to the former county of Arnsberg.
Notable persons
- Franz Hoffmeister (1898-1943), Roman Catholic priest
- Theo Bücker (born 1948), coach of Lebanon's national football team
- Wilhelmine Lübke (1885–1981), First Lady
- Ferdinand von Lüninck (born 1888), German nobleman (a Freiherr i.e. a Baron) Roman Catholic, who participated in plans to overthrow Hitler on 20 July 1944. Arrested after plot failed and was sentenced to death.
- Hedwig von Beverfoerde (born 1963), German noblewoman, right-wing political activist, Catholic fundamentalist
Notable places
- Abbey Bergkloster Bestwig[2]
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- Bergkloster Bestwig
External links
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- Official site (in German)
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 Coat of Arms of Hochsauerland district | ||
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