Altenbeken, Railway municipality in Paderborn district, Germany.
Located in the Eggegebirge mountain range, Altenbeken extends across 76 square kilometers at an elevation of 250 meters above sea level.
The railway viaduct of Altenbeken, constructed from sand-lime stone in 1853, stretches 482 meters with 24 arches over the Beke valley.
The municipality maintains international relations through a partnership with the French town of Betton near Rennes.
The municipality consists of three districts - Altenbeken, Buke, and Schwaney - with postal codes ranging from 33182 to 33184.
Over half of the municipal territory contains forest areas, featuring 130 kilometers of circular hiking paths with designated rest facilities.
Location: Paderborn
Elevation above the sea: 250 m
Shares border with: Bad Driburg, Steinheim, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Bad Lippspringe, Paderborn, Lichtenau
Website: https://altenbeken.de
GPS coordinates: 51.76667,8.93333
Latest update: May 27, 2025 10:01
Altenbeken Viaduct
831 m
Messerkerl
4.2 km
Eggemuseum in Altenbeken
472 m
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Altenbeken)
784 m
St. Johannes Baptist in Altenbeken-Schwaney
5.9 km
Bodental-Ochsenberg
7.7 km
St. Dionysius in Altenbeken-Buke
2.8 km
Egge-Nord
4.3 km
Kreuzkapelle in Altenbeken
565 m
Naturschutzgebiet Emder Wald
8.4 km
Naturschutzgebiet Eggekamm
3.7 km
Naturschutzgebiet Ziegenstallsgründe
4.4 km
Naturschutzgebiet Happenberg-Krausenberg-Dunetal
5 km
Kleiner Viadukt Neuenbeken
4 km
Egge-Nord
2.2 km
Ev. Kirche in Altenbeken
614 m
Iburg-Aschenhütte
6.7 km
Category:Naturschutzgebiet Sieben Gründe
1.1 km
Stollen am großen Viadukt westlich Altenbeken
1.2 km
Suren Kämpe-Rauhegrund
5.3 km
LSG Grünlandbereich südlich Kempen
4 km
LSG FFH-Gebiet Egge
3 km
Kiebitzteich
4.5 km
Brocks-Berg
5.2 km
LSG Durbeketal
3.8 km
Denkmal für die Bombenopfer des Zweiten Weltkriegs
555 m
Ochsenberg
2 km
Kiebitzteich
4.5 kmReviews
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