Altenberge
Altenberge (Westphalian: Ollenbiärg) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Steinfurt and 15 km north-west of Münster.
Economy
The machine manufacturers Schmitz and Wesseler were founded in Altenberge.
Personalities
- Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) German philosopher
- Herbert Vorgrimler (1929-2014) Catholic theologian and author
- Theresia Degener (born 1961), law professor in Bochum and one of the most important German activists for the rights of people with disabilities
- Pascal Koopmann (born 1990), footballer
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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