Beckum (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkuːm]; Westphalian: Biäkem) is a town in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Several Neolithic stone cists are the earliest traces of humans in the area around the three brooks, Kollenbach, Lippbach and Siechenbach.

During the Second World War, Beckum was fortunate and Allied bombings destroyed only small areas of the town.

Due to Münsterland's varied landscape of fields, pastures, hedgerows and small forests, it is often compared to a park.

They are so symbolic of the area that they appear on the town's coat of arms as three silver wavy lines on a red background.

[4] Although Beckum is located in Münsterland, the nearest large city is not Münster but Hamm, which is 20 km (12 miles) away.

Ahlen, Beckum's neighbour 11 km (7 miles) to the west, is the largest town in Warendorf District.