Bestwig

Bestwig
Coat of arms
Bestwig
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerland district
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E / 51.36667; 8.40000Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 08°24′0″E / 51.36667°N 8.40000°E / 51.36667; 8.40000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerland
Government
• Mayor	Ralf Péus (CDU)
Area
• Total	69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	11,170
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	59909
Dialling codes	02904, 02905
Vehicle registration	HSK
Website	www.bestwig.de

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

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

Bestwig has no official partnership with another town, but has close to ties to Niederorschel (Thuringia, Germany) and Niederwiesa (Saxony, Germany).

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.