{{Infobox German place |name = Altenbeken |type = |image_photo = Blick über Altenbeken mit Viadukt im Hintergrund.jpg |imagesize = <!-- Photo size. Default is 250px --> |image_caption = View of Altenbeken |image_coa = Wappen der Gemeinde Altenbeken.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|46|N|8|56|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Altenbeken in PB.svg |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Detmold |district = Paderborn |elevation = 250 |area = 76.22 |postal_code = 33182–33184 |area_code = 0 52 55 |licence = PB |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 7 74 004 |divisions = 3 |website = [http://www.altenbeken.de/ www.altenbeken.de] |mayor = Matthias Möllers |leader_term = 2025&ndash;30 |party = CDU }}

'''Altenbeken''' ({{IPA|de|ˈaltn̩ˌbeːkn̩|-|De-Altenbeken.ogg}}, {{lit|Old Beken}}, in contrast to "New Beken") is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

==Geography== Altenbeken is situated in the Eggegebirge, approx. {{convert|15|km|miles}} northeast of Paderborn. To the west of the town is the Altenbeken Viaduct, a railway bridge that spans the Beke valley.

==Politics== The current mayor is Matthias Möllers of the CDU who has been serving since 2020. In the 2025 local elections he was reelected with 50,75 % of the votes in the runoff election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stichwahl des/der Bürgermeisters/in 28.09.2025 - Gemeinde Altenbeken |url=https://wahlen.regioit.de/2/km2025/05774004/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=252&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_17 |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=wahlen.regioit.de |language=de}}</ref>

===City council=== After the 2025 elections, the Altenbeken city council is composed as follows:

{{election table}} ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 2,637 | 60.5 | {{increase}} 10.3 | 17 | {{increase}} 2 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 1,164 | 26.7 | {{increase}} 1.3 | 7 | ±0 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 556 | 12.8 | {{decrease}} 3.1 | 4 | ±0 |- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 4,357 ! 94.5 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 256 ! 5.6 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 4,613 ! 100.0 ! ! 28 ! ±0 |- ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 7,163 ! 64.4 ! ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.regioit.de/2/km2025/05774004/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=247&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_17 City of Altenbeken] |}

===Division of the municipality=== Altenbeken consists of the following 3 districts * Altenbeken * Buke * Schwaney

===Viadukt Festival=== thumb|left|Video from Viadukt-Festival in 2007 Since 2003, the railway and cultural festival ''Vivat Viadukt'' has taken place every two years in Altenbeken.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vivat-viadukt.de/ |title=Sonderwebsite der Gemeinde Altenbeken |language=de |accessdate=7 January 2025}}</ref>

===International relations=== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

Altenbeken is twinned with: * Betton (near Rennes), (France) 25px

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * [http://www.altenbeken.de/ Official site] {{in lang|de}}

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