Country Germany Admin. region Münster Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Elevation 79 m Postal code 46359 | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Borken Postal codes 46359 Population 8,080 (31 Dec 2010) Local time Sunday 7:10 AM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 96% Humidity | ||
Heiden is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km east of Borken.
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Map of Heiden, Germany
Geography
In the north Heiden borders the city of Borken and the city of Velen, in the east borders the municipality of Reken. The southern border of Heiden to Dorsten is also the border to the district of Recklinghausen. Among the urban settlement of Heiden, in the area of Heiden, there are also the dispersed settlements of Leblich in the south and Nordick in the north. Heiden is surrounded by many woods. In one of them you can find the devil stones (in German Teufelssteine or in Low German Düwelsteene) as a stone age grave from 3500–2800 B.C.
History
Heiden was founded as the farm Heghinc. In the year 870, Heiden was first mentioned in a donation to a monastery. Since 1975, Heiden is a municipality. The catholic Reverend, since 2003, is Peter Schneiders.
Politics
The parties and associations in the municipal council were voted every five years.
Hans-Jürgen Benson (SPD), whose term began in 2015, is currently the mayor. Before 2015, the independent candidate Heiner Buß was mayor for 15 years.