Office Bestwig

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Coat of arms of the Bestwig office
Office Bestwig
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Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '  N , 8 ° 23'  E

Basic data (as of 1974)
Existing period: 1840-1974
State : North Rhine-Westphalia
Area : 103.02 km 2
Residents: 14,285 (1974)
Population density : 139 inhabitants per km 2
Office structure: 8 municipalities
Office administration address
: 		Bestwig
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The Bestwig office was an office in the Meschede district .

history

In 1832 the Eslohe district was transformed into Meschede district. In addition to the mayor's office in Eversberg, the new district had four other mayor's offices with the parish of Velmede. With the introduction of the rural community order in 1841, these became "offices". For spatial reasons, the seat of the official administration was moved from Eversberg to the new joint municipality of Velmede in the same year . In 1881 the official seat was moved from Velmede to Bestwig . Until 1911, the office was called Amt Eversberg zu Bestwig . Upon request, the office was named “Amt Bestwig” in the same year.

In 1961 the office had 14,285 inhabitants with an area of ​​103.02 km². In 1975 the Bestwig office was dissolved and divided between the cities of Bestwig, Meschede and Olsberg .

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the former Bestwig office
Blazon

In silver a green wave bar, accompanied by four at the top and three green balls at the bottom.

description

The wave bar stands for the Ruhr that flows through the district. The balls symbolize the seven parishes in office. The official approval took place on January 26, 1962.

literature

  • Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Communal coats of arms of the Duchy of Westphalia , Arnsberg 1986, p. 134 ISBN 3-87793-017-4
  • August Engel, Alfred Bruns: History of the city of Eversberg , Meschede 1992 ISBN 3-925680-12-8

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History ( Memento from November 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Bestwig.de, accessed on October 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Kommunale Wappen des Herzogtums Westfalen, Arnsberg 1986, p. 134 ISBN 3-87793-017-4

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