Bestwig
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Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerland district
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| 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 |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerland |
| Municipal subdivisions | 8 |
| Mayor | Ralf Péus (CDU) |
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| 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) |
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| 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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[edit] Geography
Bestwig is situated on the river Ruhr, approx. 10 km east of Meschede.
[edit] Neighbouring municipalities
[edit] 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
[edit] Twin towns
Bestwig has no official partnership with another town, but has close to ties to Niederorschel (Thuringia, Germany) and Niederwiesa (Saxony, Germany).
[edit] 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.
[edit] Notable persons
- Franz Hoffmeister († 1943), Roman Catholic priest
[edit] Notable places
- Abbey Bergkloster Bestwig[2]
[edit] 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
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- Official site (German)
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