Bestwig

Bestwig

Coat of arms
Bestwig

Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E / 51.36667; 8.40000Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E / 51.36667; 8.40000
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Hochsauerland
Government
  Mayor Ralf Péus (CDU)
Area
  Total 69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
  Total 11,412
  Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

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

References

  1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.
  2. Bergkloster Bestwig

External links

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