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Altenberge

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Altenberge within Steinfurt district

(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 codes02505Vehicle registrationST, BF, TEWebsitewww.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

Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) German philosopher
Herbert Vorgrimler (1929-2014) Catholic theologian and author
Theresia Degener (born 1961), law professor in Bochum and one of the most important German activists for the rights of people with disabilities
Pascal Koopmann (born 1990), footballer

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "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.