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Not to be confused with Aalborg, a city in Denmark. Former municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
Aalburg
Former municipality
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Flag of AalburgFlagCoat of arms of AalburgCoat of arms
Highlighted position of Aalburg in a municipal map of North BrabantLocation in North Brabant
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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 km (20.53 sq mi)
 • Land50.41 km (19.46 sq mi)
 • Water2.76 km (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode4260–4269
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. On January 1, 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in the new municipality of Altena.

Population centres

Sport

Cycling

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

References

  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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Places adjacent to Aalburg
Woudrichem
Zaltbommel (GE)
Werkendam Aalburg
Bergse Maas
Waalwijk		 Bergse Maas
Heusden


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