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Havixbeck (Westphalian: Havkesbierk or Havkesbieck) is a municipality situated on the north-east edge of the Baumberge in the district of Coesfeld, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km west of Münster.

Havixbeck
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Havixbeck within Coesfeld district
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Coordinates: 51°48′40″N 7°25′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Jörn Möltgen[1] (Greens)
Area
• Total	52.99 km2 (20.46 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,961
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48329
Dialling codes	0 25 07
Vehicle registration	COE
Website	www.havixbeck.de

Geography

Geographical Location

Havixbeck is located on the fringes of the Baumberge, with 187 m the highest elevations of the Münsterland. West of the town emanates the spring of Münstersche Aa which, after passing Münster, converges in the Ems River near Greven.

Adjacent municipalities

Havixbeck borders (clockwise, starting north) on Altenberge (District of Steinfurt), the city of Münster, as well as Senden, Nottuln and Billerbeck (District of Coesfeld).

Division of the town

The district of Hohenholte has a population of about 1,000 residents. In the parish church of St. George, a former monastery church, there is a crucifixion relief from the period around 1530/40 as well as the epitaph of the prioress Richmond Warendorp († 1503), both created by the sculptor Johann Brabender from Münster.

Politics

Local council

This section needs to be updated. (June 2021)

Elections in 2014:

• CDU: 41,8%
• SPD: 26,3%
• Greens: 23,3%
• FDP: 8,6%

Results of local elections since 1975

In the list,[3] only political parties that received at least 2.95% of the votes in the election are listed:

Year	CDU	SPD	FDP	CBG	Greens
1975	59,2	32,4	8,5
1979	37,5	26,1	5,4	31,0
1984	48,0	26,6	9,1	5,9	10,1
1989	47,9	26,0	12,7		13,5
1994	49,3	26,7	7,7		16,3
1999	55,1	24,5	7,0		13,4
2004	42,6	25,6	12,0		19,8

Twin cities

Havixbeck is twinned with the following places:

• Bellegarde (Loiret), France
• Bestensee near Berlin, Brandenburg

Economics and infrastructure

The economy in Havixbeck consists mainly of small and medium-sized enterprises, mainly located in two major industrial areas.

Transportation

The road network is excellent, there are good connections to Münster, as well as to the two nearby highways A1 and A43. Havixbeck is located at the railroadtrack between Münster and Coesfeld operating hourly. The travel times is approx. 17 minutes to Münster and 22 to Coesfeld.

Public Facilities

With a little distance outside Havixbeck there is the Stift Tilbeck which offers housing and employment for people with disabilities.

Education

• Baumberge-Schule (Catholic elementary school)
• Anne-Frank comprehensive school
• Music school (in sponsorship of Jugendorchester Havixbeck e.V.)
• Adult education centre (in cooperation with Dülmen and Haltern)

History

The German poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff was born in the Havixbeck castlet Burg Hülshoff in 1797, where a museum with a retrospective of her work is open to the public.[4]

References

На других языках

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[de] Havixbeck

Havixbeck (plattdeutsch: Havkesbierk oder Havkesbieck) ist eine Gemeinde im Kreis Coesfeld am Nordostrand der Baumberge im Norden von Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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- [en] Havixbeck

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[es] Havixbeck

Havixbeck es un municipio situado en el distrito de Coesfeld, en el estado federado de Renania del Norte-Westfalia (Alemania), con una población a finales de 2016 de unos 11 669 habitantes.[2]

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[ru] Хавиксбекк

Ха́виксбекк[1] (нем. Havixbeck) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.

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