Altenbeken

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Altenbeken
Municipality
View of Altenbeken
View of Altenbeken
Coat of arms of Altenbeken
Coat of arms
Location of Altenbeken within Paderborn district
North Rhine-WestphaliaHesseHochsauerlandkreisSoest (district)Gütersloh (district)Höxter (district)Lippe (district)Bad LippspringePaderbornHövelhofLichtenauBad WünnenbergAltenbekenSalzkottenBürenBorchenDelbrück
Altenbeken is located in Germany
Altenbeken
Altenbeken
Altenbeken is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Altenbeken
Altenbeken
Coordinates: 51°46′N 8°56′E / 51.767°N 8.933°E / 51.767; 8.933
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictPaderborn
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Matthias Möllers[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,190
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33182–33184
Dialling codes0 52 55
Vehicle registrationPB
Websitewww.altenbeken.de

Altenbeken (German pronunciation: [altn̩ˈbeːkŋ̍]) is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Altenbeken is situated in the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) northeast of Paderborn. To the west of the town is the Altenbeken Viaduct, a railway bridge that spans the Beke valley.

Division of the municipality

Altenbeken consists of the following 3 districts

  • Altenbeken
  • Buke
  • Schwaney

Viadukt Festival

Video from Viadukt-Festival in 2007

Since 2003, the railway and cultural festival Vivat Viadukt has taken place every two years in Altenbeken.[3]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Altenbeken is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ "Sonderwebsite der Gemeinde Altenbeken" (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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