Bestwig

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Country Germany Admin. region Arnsberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Sunday 10:10 PM		State North Rhine-Westphalia District Hochsauerland Postal codes 59909 Population 11,167 (30 Jun 2010)

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

Map of 59909 Bestwig, 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, who participated ijnn plans to overthrow Hitler on 20 July 1944. Arrested after plot failed and was sentenced to death.