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

Bestwig
Municipality
General view of Bestwig
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerlandkreis district
Olsberg
Bestwig
Bestwig
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions6, containing of 17 Ortsteile (villages)
Government
  Mayor (202025) Ralf Péus[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi)
Highest elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Lowest elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total10,525
  Density150/km2 (390/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. It lies on the German Autobahn A 46. Bestwig has a railway station, connecting the town through local trains to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, Winterberg and Hagen Hauptbahnhof.


Neighbouring municipalities



Subdivisions


Since 2009, the municipality is officially divided into 6 so-called Ortschaften, each containing of one to five villages (Ortsteile).

OrtschaftOrtsteilePopulation[3]
VelmedeVelmede, Bestwig, Föckinghausen, Nierbachtal, Halbeswig4.595 (3.140, 1.391, 29, 28, 7)
NuttlarNuttlar, Grimlinghausen1.586 (1.556, 30)
OstwigOstwig, Alfert, Borghausen1.691 (973, 58, 660)
HeringhausenHeringhausen793
RamsbeckRamsbeck, Berlar, Valme1.827 (1.608, 146, 73)
AndreasbergAndreasberg, Dörnberg, Wasserfall609 (482, 76, 51)

Economy


Bestwig, surrounded by many acres of pine tree forests, is a centre of Christmas tree production.

Tourism, however, is the most important source of income. The Sauerland forests are popular among hikers and, in winter, skiing is possible.


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 natives



Notable places in Bestwig



References


  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. Source: municipal website, click left under to: Informationen zu den Gemeindeteilen. First figure: population entire Ortschaft, followed by the population of its Ortsteile.



На других языках


[de] Bestwig

Bestwig ist eine Gemeinde in Nordrhein-Westfalen, die zum Hochsauerlandkreis gehört. Weite Teile des Gemeindegebiets sind als großräumiges Natur- oder Landschaftsschutzgebiet ausgewiesen. Die Plästerlegge, der höchste natürliche Wasserfall Nordrhein-Westfalens, liegt innerhalb des gleichnamigen Naturschutzgebietes.
- [en] Bestwig

[ru] Бествиг

Бествиг (нем. Bestwig) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.



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