Beckum, Germany

Beckum
Flag of Beckum
Coat of arms of Beckum
Location of Beckum within Warendorf district
North Rhine-WestphaliaPaderborn (district)Soest (district)Unna (district)HammGütersloh (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterSteinfurt (district)Lower SaxonyDrensteinfurtWarendorfEverswinkelEnnigerlohOeldeAhlenWaderslohBeelenBeckumSendenhorstTelgteSassenbergOstbevern
Beckum is located in Germany
Beckum
Beckum
Beckum is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Beckum
Beckum
Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 8°02′25″E / 51.75500°N 8.04028°E / 51.75500; 8.04028
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictWarendorf
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Michael Gerdhenrich[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
111.46 km2 (43.03 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
37,452
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59269
Dialling codes02521 (Beckum, Roland, Vellern)
02525 (Neubeckum)
Vehicle registrationWAF, BE
Websitewww.beckum.de

Beckum (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkuːm]; Westphalian: Biäkem) is a town in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is about 20 km (12 miles) north-east of Hamm and 35 km (22 miles) south-east of Münster. It gives its name to the nearby Beckum Hills.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.