Aalburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːlbʏr(ə)x] ) 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.[4] On January 1, 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in the new municipality of Altena.
Aalburg | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 Church in Aalburg | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Brabant | |
  Aalburg  Aalburg  Aalburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°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) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4260–4269 |
| Area code | 0416 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
edit- Babyloniënbroek
- Drongelen
- Eethen
- Genderen
- Meeuwen
- Veen
- Wijk en Aalburg (town hall)
Sport
editCycling
editAalburg hosted the annual 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, an elite women's road bicycle race since 2007.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
edit
Media related to Aalburg at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
 | This North Brabant location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |