Bestwig
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| Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°ECoordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ralf Péus[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,525 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/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 |
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[]
- 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[3]
References[]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Bergkloster Bestwig
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