Aalburg
Aalburg (
pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had been formed in 1973 by the merging of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg.[3] On January 1, 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in the new municipality of Altena.
Aalburg | |
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Former municipality | |
 Church in Aalburg | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Location in North Brabant | |
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| Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Established | 1973 |
| Merged | 2019 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4260–4269 |
| Area code | 0416 |
| Website | www |
Topographic map of the municipality of Aalburg, June 2015
Population centres
- Babyloniënbroek
- Drongelen
- Eethen
- Genderen
- Meeuwen
- Veen
- Wijk en Aalburg (town hall)
Sport
Cycling
Aalburg hosted the annual 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, an elite women's road bicycle race since 2007.
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Postcodetool for 4261BE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
Media related to Aalburg at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Places adjacent to Aalburg | |
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