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Aalburg

Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°E / 51.767; 5.133
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Aalburg
Former municipality
Church in Aalburg
Church in Aalburg
Flag of Aalburg
Coat of arms of Aalburg
Highlighted position of Aalburg in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Aalburg is located in North Brabant
Aalburg
Aalburg
Aalburg is located in Netherlands
Aalburg
Aalburg
Aalburg is located in Europe
Aalburg
Aalburg
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°E / 51.767; 5.133
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Established1973
Merged2019
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)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4260–4269
Area code0416
Websitewww.aalburg.nl
Topographic map of the municipality of Aalburg, June 2015

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.

Population centres

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Sport

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Cycling

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

References

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  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4261BE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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