Bestwig

municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q10928
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Bestwig

Summary

Bestwig is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Bestwig ranks in the top 0.92% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #60 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bestwig was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Bestwig is located in Hochsauerlandkreis[4].
  • Bestwig is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Bestwig is on the body of water Ruhr[6].
  • Bestwig's image is recorded as Bestwig 2010.jpg[7].
  • Bestwig's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[8].
  • Bestwig's flag image is recorded as Banner Bestwig.svg[9].
  • Bestwig's shares border with is recorded as Olsberg[10].
  • Bestwig's shares border with is recorded as Rüthen[11].
  • Bestwig's shares border with is recorded as Warstein[12].
  • Bestwig's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Bestwig COA.svg[13].
  • Bestwig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245618604[14].
  • Bestwig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2011155919372039730000[15].
  • Bestwig's GND ID is recorded as 4006079-2[16].
  • Bestwig's locator map image is recorded as Bestwig in HSK.svg[17].
  • Bestwig's postal code is recorded as 59909[18].
  • Bestwig's Commons category is recorded as Bestwig[19].
  • Bestwig's licence plate code is recorded as HSK[20].
  • Bestwig's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 157422[21].
  • Bestwig's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • Bestwig's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[23].
  • Bestwig's German municipality key is recorded as 05958008[24].
  • Bestwig's local dialing code is recorded as 02904[25].
  • Bestwig's local dialing code is recorded as 02905[26].
  • Bestwig's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.366666666667, 'lon': 8.4}[27].

Body

Geography

Bestwig is in the country of Germany[5]. Bestwig is located in Hochsauerlandkreis[4]. Bestwig is on the body of water Ruhr[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+69.36'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+69.48'}[29]. Bestwig's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+319'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11170'}[31], {'amount': '+10878'}[32], {'amount': '+11909'}[33], {'amount': '+10687'}[34], {'amount': '+10556'}[35], and {'amount': '+10695'}[36].

Designation and Status

Bestwig's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[8].

Why It Matters

Bestwig ranks in the top 0.92% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #60 of 6,526).[2] Bestwig has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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