Beckum, Germany

Beckum, Germany
Beckum
Marktplatz Beckum01.jpg
Coat of arms of Beckum
Beckum is located in Germany
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Beckum
Coordinates 51°45′18″N 8°02′25″E / 51.755°N 8.04028°E / 51.755; 8.04028Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 8°02′25″E / 51.755°N 8.04028°E / 51.755; 8.04028
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Warendorf
Town subdivisions 4
Mayor Karl-Uwe Strothmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation 1 m  (3 ft)
Population 36,736 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 942 /km2 (2,440 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WAF
Postal code 59269
Area codes 02521 (Beckum, Roland, Vellern)
02525 (Neubeckum)
Website www.beckum.de

Beckum is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Hamm and 35 km south-east of Münster. It gives its name to the surrounding Beckum Hills.

Economy

The economy of Beckum includes global cement and cement factory systems manufacturer Polysius AG, a subsidiary company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies (of Essen and Duisburg).

Famous people

  • Uri Avnery, born in 1923, later an Israeli Knesset member
  • Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, 1952-08-28 born, former chairman of Porsche
v · Warendorf (district)
Coat of Arms of Warendorf district

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 



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