Back Altena, Nederland Afrikaans Altena (Noord-Brabant) German Altena (Países Bajos) Spanish آلتنا، هلند Persian Altena (Brabant-Septentrional) French Altena (Noard-Brabân) Frisian Altena (Belanda) ID Altena (Paesi Bassi) Italian Altena, Brabanta Bakur Kurdish Altena (Nederland) LI
Altena | |
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 Snowy view of Altena near the Boven Merwede | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°58′E / 51.77°N 4.97°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Established | 1 January 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Egbert Lichtenberg (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 226.64 km2 (87.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 200.63 km2 (77.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 26.02 km2 (10.05 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2019)[3] | |
| • Total | 55,718 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
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Altena is a municipality in the Netherlands, on a river island in the very north of the province of North Brabant, bordering the provinces of Gelderland and South Holland. Nearby cities are Dordrecht in the west, Gorinchem in the north (both in South Holland), and Waalwijk in the south.
Approximately 56,000 people live in an area of about 201 km², making Altena the largest municipality of North Brabant in terms of land area (surpassing Meierijstad).
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ AlleCijfers.nl
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.