Havixbeck
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Havixbeck | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Havixbeck within Coesfeld district  | |
  Havixbeck  Havixbeck | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′40″N 7°25′00″E / 51.81111°N 7.41667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Coesfeld |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Jörn Möltgen[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,226 |
| • Density | 229.9/km2 (595.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48329 |
| Dialling codes | 0 25 07 |
| Vehicle registration | COE |
| Website | www |
Havixbeck (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːvɪksˌbɛk]; Westphalian: Havkesbierk or Havkesbieck) is a municipality situated on the north-east edge of the Baumberge in the district of Coesfeld, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km west of Münster.
Geographical Location
Havixbeck is located on the fringes of the Baumberge, with 187 m the highest elevations of the Münsterland. West of the town emanates the spring of Münstersche Aa which, after passing Münster, converges in the Ems River near Greven.
Adjacent municipalities
Havixbeck borders (clockwise, starting north) on Altenberge (District of Steinfurt), the city of Münster, as well as Senden, Nottuln and Billerbeck (District of Coesfeld).
Division of the town
The district of Hohenholte has a population of about 1,000 residents. In the parish church of St. George, a former monastery church, there is a crucifixion relief from the period around 1530/40 as well as the epitaph of the prioress Richmond Warendorp († 1503), both created by the sculptor Johann Brabender from Münster.
Politics
Local council
Elections in 2014:
- CDU: 41,8%
- SPD: 26,3%
- Greens: 23,3%
- FDP: 8,6%
Results of local elections since 1975
In the list,[3] only political parties that received at least 2.95% of the votes in the election are listed:
| Year | CDU | SPD | FDP | CBG | Greens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59,2 | 32,4 | 8,5 | ||
| 1979 | 37,5 | 26,1 | 5,4 | 31,0 | |
| 1984 | 48,0 | 26,6 | 9,1 | 5,9 | 10,1 |
| 1989 | 47,9 | 26,0 | 12,7 | 13,5 | |
| 1994 | 49,3 | 26,7 | 7,7 | 16,3 | |
| 1999 | 55,1 | 24,5 | 7,0 | 13,4 | |
| 2004 | 42,6 | 25,6 | 12,0 | 19,8 | |
Twin cities
Havixbeck is twinned with the following places:
Bellegarde (Loiret), France
Bestensee near Berlin, Brandenburg
