Havixbeck is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 at the north-east edge of the Baumberge

Baumberge

The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge....

 in the district of Coesfeld

Coesfeld (district)

Coesfeld is a Kreis in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, west of the city of Münster. Neighboring districts are Steinfurt, district-free Münster, Warendorf, district-free Hamm, Unna, Recklinghausen, Borken.- History :...

, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is located approx. 15 km west of Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

.

Geographical Location

Havixbeck is located on the fringes of the Baumberge

Baumberge

The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge 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

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

, converges in the Ems River near Greven

Greven

Greven is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and close to the city of Münster.-Geography:Greven is situated on the river Ems, approx...

.

Adjacent municipalities

Havixbeck borders (clockwise, starting north) to Altenberge

Altenberge

Altenberge is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km south-east of Steinfurt and 15 km north-west of Münster.-References:...

 (District of Steinfurt

Steinfurt (district)

Steinfurt is a Kreis in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bentheim, Emsland, district-free Osnabrück and the Osnabrück district, Warendorf, district-free Münster, Coesfeld, Borken.-Geography:...

), the city of Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

, as well as Senden

Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia

Senden is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geographic location:The municipality of Senden is situated in the east of the district of Coesfeld, approx...

, Nottuln

Nottuln

Nottuln is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Neighbouring municipalities:* Billerbeck* Havixbeck* Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia* Dülmen* Coesfeld-Division of the municipality:...

 and Billerbeck

Billerbeck

Billerbeck is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.-Neighbor towns/cities:Billerbeck has boundaries to Rosendahl, Laer, Altenberge, Havixbeck, Nottuln and Coesfeld.-City Districts:* Stadt Billerbeck,...

 (District of Coesfeld

Coesfeld (district)

Coesfeld is a Kreis in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, west of the city of Münster. Neighboring districts are Steinfurt, district-free Münster, Warendorf, district-free Hamm, Unna, Recklinghausen, Borken.- History :...

).

Division of the town

The district 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

Epitaph

An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively. Some are specified by the dead person beforehand, others chosen by those responsible for the burial...

 of the prioress Richmond Warendorp († 1503), both created by the sculptor Johann Brabender from Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

.

Local council

Local Elections 2004:

• Cristian Democratic Union
  Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
  The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
  
  : 42,58 %
• Socialdemocratic Party of Deutschland
  Social Democratic Party of Germany
  The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
  
  : 25,60 %
• Alliance '90/The Greens
  Alliance '90/The Greens
  Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
  
  : 19,82 %
• Free Democratic Party
  Free Democratic Party (Germany)
  The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
  
  : 12,00%

Results of local elections since 1975

In the list , only political parties that received at least 2.95% of the votes in the election are listed:

{| width="72%" class="wikitable"
!width="12%" bgcolor="#e4e0e4" | Year
!width="12%" bgcolor="#e4e0e4" | CDU

Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...

!width="12%" bgcolor="#e4e0e4" | SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

!width="12%" bgcolor="#e4e0e4" | FDP

Free Democratic Party (Germany)

The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...

!width="12%" bgcolor="#e4e0e4" | CBG
!width="12%" bgcolor="#e4e0e4" | Greens

Alliance '90/The Greens

Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...

|-
|align=center|1975
|align=center|59,2
|align=center|32,4
|align=center|8,5
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1979
|align=center|37,5
|align=center|26,1
|align=center|5,4
|align=center|31,0
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1984
|align=center|48,0
|align=center|26,6
|align=center|9,1
|align=center|5,9
|align=center|10,1
|-
|align=center|1989
|align=center|47,9
|align=center|26,0
|align=center|12,7
|align=center|
|align=center|13,5
|-
|align=center|1994
|align=center|49,3
|align=center|26,7
|align=center|7,7
|align=center|
|align=center|16,3
|-
|align=center|1999
|align=center|55,1
|align=center|24,5
|align=center|7,0
|align=center|
|align=center|13,4
|-
|align=center|2004
|align=center|42,6
|align=center|25,6
|align=center|12,0
|align=center|
|align=center|19,8
|-D
|}

Twin cities

Havixbeck is twinned with the following places: Bellegarde (Loiret)

Bellegarde, Loiret

Bellegarde is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 Bestensee

Bestensee

Bestensee is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany....

 near Berlin, Brandenburg

Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...

Economics and infrastructure

The economy in Havixbeck consists mainly of small and medium-sized enterprises, mainly located in two major industrial areas.

Transportation

The road network is excellent, there are good connections to Münster, as well as to the two nearby highways A1 and A43

Bundesautobahn 43

is an autobahn in western Germany, connecting Münster via Recklinghausen to Wuppertal. It is an important bypass for traffic coming from the A 1 wanting to go to the western Ruhr valley and wanting to avoid tailbacks at the Kamener Kreuz near Dortmund....

. Havixbeck is located at the railroadtrack between Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

 and Coesfeld

Coesfeld

Coesfeld is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:Coesfeld received its city rights in 1197, but was first recorded earlier than that in the biography of St. Ludger, patron and first bishop of the diocese of Munster who was born north of...

 operating hourly. The travel times is approx. 17 minutes to Münster and 22 to Coesfeld.

Public Facilities

With a little distance outside Havixbeck there is the Stift Tilbeck which offers housing and employment for people with disabilities.

Education

• Baumberge-Schule (Catholic elementary school)
• Anne-Frank
  Anne Frank
  Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt...
  
   comprehensive school
• Music school (in sponsorship of Jugendorchester Havixbeck e.V.)
• Adult education centre (in cooperation with Dülmen
  Dülmen
  Dülmen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east...
  
   and Haltern
  Haltern
  Haltern is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal, approx...
  
  )

History

The German poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...

was born in the Havixbeck castlet Burg Hülshoff in 1797, where a museum with a retrospective of her work is open to the public.

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