BESTWIG

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

Contents

Geography

Neighbouring Places

Districts

Twin towns

History

Coat of arms

External links

Geography

Bestwig is situated on the river Ruhr, approx. 10 km east of Meschede.

Neighbouring Places

★ Olsberg

★ Schmallenberg

★ Meschede

★ Rüthen

★ Warstein

Districts

★ 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).

History

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.

External links

★ Official site