Altena

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]

Altena
Town
View of Altena Castle in September 2008
View of Altena Castle in September 2008
Coat of arms of Altena
Coat of arms
Location of Altena within Märkischer Kreis district
Altena is located in Germany
Altena
Altena
Altena is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Altena
Altena
Coordinates: 51°18′0″N 07°40′0″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictMärkischer Kreis
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Uwe Kober[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Highest elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Lowest elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total16,430
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58741–58762
Dialling codes02352
Vehicle registrationMK
Websitewww.altena.de
This article is about the German town. For the Dutch municipality, see Altena, North Brabant. For the Dutch village, see Altena, Drenthe. For other uses, see Altena (disambiguation).

References
  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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