Altenbeken (, , in contrast to "
New Beken") is a municipality in the
district of Paderborn, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
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.
Geography
Altenbeken is situated in the
Eggegebirge, approx. northeast of
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn (district), Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pade ...
. To the west of the town is the
Altenbeken Viaduct
The Altenbeken Viaduct (, also known as ''Bekeviadukt'' or ''Großer Viadukt Altenbeken'') is a double track limestone rail transport, railway viaduct which spans the Beke valley, west of the town of Altenbeken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ...
, a railway bridge that spans the Beke valley.
Division of the municipality
Altenbeken consists of the following 3 districts
* Altenbeken
* Buke
* Schwaney
Viadukt Festival
left, Video from Viadukt-Festival in 2007
Since 2003, the railway and cultural festival ''Vivat Viadukt'' has taken place every two years in Altenbeken.
International relations
Altenbeken is
twinned with:
*
Betton (near
Rennes
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), (
France
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)
References
External links
Official site
Paderborn (district)
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