Aalburg

Aalburg (pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality was formed in 1973 by the merging of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg.[4] On January 1sth 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in the new municipality of Altena.

Not to be confused with Aalborg, a city in Denmark.
Aalburg
Former municipality
Church in Aalburg
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Established1973
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorFons Naterop (CDA)
Area
 • Total53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
 • Land50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
 • Water2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4260–4269
Area code0416
Websitewww.aalburg.nl
Topographic map of Aalburg, June 2015

Population centres

Sport

Cycling

Aalburg host annually the 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, an elite women's road bicycle race since 2007.

References
  1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Aalburg. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 4261BE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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