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 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].
  • Bestwig's shares border with is recorded as Olsberg[8].
  • Bestwig's shares border with is recorded as Rüthen[9].
  • Bestwig's shares border with is recorded as Warstein[10].
  • Bestwig's postal code is recorded as 59909[11].
  • Bestwig's Commons category is recorded as Bestwig[12].
  • Bestwig's licence plate code is recorded as HSK[13].
  • Bestwig's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[14].
  • Bestwig's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[15].
  • Bestwig's local dialing code is recorded as 02904[16].
  • Bestwig's local dialing code is recorded as 02905[17].
  • Bestwig's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.366666666667, 'lon': 8.4}[18].
  • Bestwig's official website is recorded as https://bestwig.de/[19].
  • Bestwig's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bestwig[20].
  • Bestwig's Commons gallery is recorded as Bestwig[21].
  • Bestwig has a population of {'amount': '+11170'}[22].
  • Bestwig has a population of {'amount': '+10878'}[23].
  • Bestwig has a population of {'amount': '+11909'}[24].
  • Bestwig has a population of {'amount': '+10687'}[25].
  • Bestwig has a population of {'amount': '+10556'}[26].
  • Bestwig has a population of {'amount': '+10695'}[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 sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+319'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11170'}[22], {'amount': '+10878'}[23], {'amount': '+11909'}[24], {'amount': '+10687'}[25], {'amount': '+10556'}[26], and {'amount': '+10695'}[27].

Designation and Status

Bestwig's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].

Why It Matters

Bestwig has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+11170'}, {'amount': '+10878'}, {'amount': '+11909'} +4
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  2. 23d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Category of associated people Category:People from Bestwig
    Aliases
    Located in or next to body of water Ruhr
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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