Altena

Altena
Altena
Town
	View of Altena Castle in September 2008
	Coat of arms
	Location of Altena within Märkischer Kreis district
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	Coordinates: 51°18′0″N 07°40′0″E / 51.30000°N 7.66667°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Märkischer Kreis
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Uwe Kober (CDU)
Area
• Total	44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Highest elevation	511 m (1,677 ft)
Lowest elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	16,430
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	58741–58762
Dialling codes	02352
Vehicle registration	MK
Website	www.altena.de

Altena is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the Märkischer Kreis district. It is on the Lenne river valley It is in the northern parts the Sauerland. About 16,500 lived there in 2020. The major political party is the CDU. The Altena Castle is a famous tourist attraction in the town and is from the 12th century. There is also the Castle Holtbrinck, St. Matthew's Church, St. Katharine's Church and a special Holländer house. The main religious groups are Protestants and Catholics. During the German Refugee Crisis (2015/2016), Altena took in hundreds of immigrants and won the "National Integration Prize".^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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.
↑ WELT (2015-12-21). "Flüchtlinge: Altena ist die „Hauptstadt der Mutbürger"". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
↑ WELT (2017-05-17). "Angela Merkel: Zuwanderung kann „wirkliche Stärkung unseres Landes sein"". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-22.

[1] Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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.

[3] WELT (2015-12-21). "Flüchtlinge: Altena ist die „Hauptstadt der Mutbürger"". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-22.

[4] WELT (2017-05-17). "Angela Merkel: Zuwanderung kann „wirkliche Stärkung unseres Landes sein"". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-22.

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