- Bestwig
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Bestwig Coordinates 51°22′0″N 8°24′0″E / 51.366667°N 8.4°ECoordinates: 51°22′0″N 8°24′0″E / 51.366667°N 8.4°E Administration Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Arnsberg District Hochsauerland Municipal subdivisions 8 Mayor Ralf Péus (CDU) Basic statistics Area 69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi) Elevation 280-750 m Population 11,285 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 163 /km2 (421 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate HSK Postal code 59909 Area codes 02904, 02905 Website www.bestwig.de Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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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 († 1943), Roman Catholic priest
Notable places
- Abbey Bergkloster Bestwig[2]
References
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ Bergkloster Bestwig
External links
- Official site (German)
Arnsberg | Bestwig | Brilon | Eslohe | Hallenberg | Marsberg | Medebach | Meschede | Olsberg | Schmallenberg | Sundern | WinterbergCategories:- Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia
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