Coordinates: 52°02′45″N 7°27′55″E / 52.04583°N 7.46528°E / 52.04583; 7.46528

Altenberge

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Altenberge
Market square in Altenberge
Market square in Altenberge
Coat of arms of Altenberge
Location of Altenberge within Steinfurt district
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
Altenberge is located in Germany
Altenberge
Altenberge
Altenberge is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Altenberge
Altenberge
Coordinates: 52°02′45″N 7°27′55″E / 52.04583°N 7.46528°E / 52.04583; 7.46528
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Karl Reinke[1] (Greens)
Area
 • Total62.96 km2 (24.31 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,415
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
48341
Dialling codes02505
Vehicle registrationST, BF, TE
Websitewww.altenberge.de

Altenberge (Westphalian: Ollenbiärg) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Steinfurt and 15 km north-west of Münster.

Economy

The machine manufacturers Schmitz and Wesseler were founded in Altenberge.

Personalities

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.