Municipality of Altenbeken (Germany)

Gemeinde Altenbeken, Kreis Paderborn, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-08-06 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: altenbeken | viaduct | bannerhead |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• Altenbeken municipality

• County and Municipal Flags (Northrhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Paderborn County
• Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Germany

Altenbeken municipality

Description of banner:
It is a blue and yellow vertical bicolour. At its top is the coat of arms in a yellow bannerhead.
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue field is a golden bridge (viaduct) having five arcs.
Meaning:
It is an image from a railroad bridge crossing the valley of Beke creek, which was finished in 1853.
Authorized: 3 December 1976 by Regierungspräsident Detmold
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.325
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2007

back to Paderborn cities and municipalities click here.