Bestwig

Bestwig
Coat of arms
Bestwig
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerland district
Coordinates:
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 (2013-12-31)
• Total	11,353
• Density	160/km2 (420/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

• Olsberg
• Schmallenberg
• Meschede
• Rüthen
• Warstein

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
• Ferdinand von Lüninck (born 1888), German nobleman (a Freiherr i.e. a Baron) Roman Catholic participated to the plans to overthrow Hitler on 20 July 1944. Arrested after plot failed was senteced to death.

Notable places

• Abbey Bergkloster Bestwig

External links

• Official site (German)