Altena
town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Summary
Altena is a city[1]. Altena draws 2,373 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #709 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Märkischer Kreis[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Instance of: town[6], Hanseatic city[7], urban municipality in Germany[8]
- Shares border with: Hemer[9], Neuenrade[10], Iserlohn[11], Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Péronne[13], Blackburn[14], Pinsk[15]
- Postal code: 58741–58762[16]
- Commons category: Altena (Westfalen)[17]
- Local dialing code: 02352[18]
- Official website: http://www.altena.de/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Altena[20]
- Commons gallery: Altena[21]
- Population: 17,270[22], 17,081[23], 26,753[24], 16,922[25], 16,389[26], 16,430[27], 16,315[28], 16,621[29], 16,403[30]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33]
- Capital of: County of Altena[34]
- Official name: Altena[35]
- Native label: Altena[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Altena[37]
- Short name: Altena/Westfalen[38]
- Different from: Altena[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 190 m[40]
- Area: 44.29 km²[41], 44.42 km²[42]
- Hashtag: Altena[43]
Why It Matters
Altena has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Altena is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]