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Municipality of Altenbeken (Germany)

Gemeinde Altenbeken, Kreis Paderborn, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Altenbeken flag] 3:5  image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2007
approved 3 December 1976 See also:

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


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