Altenbeken

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Location of Altenbeken within Paderborn district

(2020–25) Matthias Möllers^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total76.22 km² (29.43 sq mi)Elevation

250 m (820 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,212 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

33182–33184

Dialling codes0 52 55Vehicle registrationPBWebsitewww.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 km 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

International relations

Altenbeken is twinned with:

Betton (near Rennes), (France)

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.