Bestwig

Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E / 51.36667; 8.40000
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Bestwig
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bestwig
Coat of arms
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerland district
HesseSiegen-WittgensteinHöxter (district)Olpe (district)Paderborn (district)Soest (district)Märkischer KreisOlsbergMeschedeWinterbergMarsbergBestwigEsloheSundernHallenbergMedebachBrilonSchmallenbergArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Bestwig is located in Germany
Bestwig
Bestwig
Bestwig is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bestwig
Bestwig
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E / 51.36667; 8.40000
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerland
Subdivisions8
Government
 • MayorRalf Péus (CDU)
Area
 • Total69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi)
Highest elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Lowest elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,695
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59909
Dialling codes02904, 02905
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitewww.bestwig.de

Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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

Notable places

  • Abbey Bergkloster Bestwig[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ Bergkloster Bestwig

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