Bestwig

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

Bestwig
General view of Bestwig
Coat of arms
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerland district
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Bestwig
Bestwig
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E
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
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total10,623
  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

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 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. Bergkloster Bestwig
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