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      Altena is a municipality in the Netherlands, on a river island in the very north of the province of North Brabant, bordering the provinces of Gelderland and South Holland. Nearby cities are Dordrecht in the west, Gorinchem in the north (both in South Holland), and Waalwijk in the south.
      Approximately 56,000 people live in an area of about 201 km², making Altena the largest municipality of North Brabant in terms of land area (surpassing Meierijstad).


      Geography


      The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019, by the merger of the municipalities of Aalburg, Werkendam, and Woudrichem. Aalburg was only a municipality, Werkendam and Woudrichem are also population centres. Werkendam is the largest town, and the small city of Woudrichem is the historical centre of Altena. The village of Almkerk serves as the municipal seat and lies in the middle of the municipality.
      Altena is a rural community with population centres mainly concentrated along the surrounding waterways. These waterways are (clockwise, starting in the west): Nieuwe Merwede, Boven Merwede, Afgedamde Maas, Heusdensch Kanaal, Bergsche Maas, and Amer.
      De Biesbosch National Park is partially situated in the western part of Altena.
      The municipality of Altena is nearly identical to the region of the Land van Heusden en Altena. Only the De Biesbosch area, consisting of the De Biesbosch National Park and polders above, falls outside. The waterway Steurgat largely forms the boundary.


      Population centres


      The municipality of Altena officially has 1 city, 18 villages, and 27 hamlets. However, many villages are the size of a hamlet, and Werkendam and Woudrichem are the size of towns, the latter also having city rights.

      City
      Woudrichem
      Villages

      Hamlets


      Topography



      Map of the municipality of Altena, 2020


      Transport


      Altena is accessible by bridges and ferries. Important bridges are the northern Merwede Bridge and the southern Keizersveer Bridge. Both bridges are part of motorway A27, which crosses the municipality from north to south.
      A car ferry in the very western part connects the city of Dordrecht with Altena.
      Nearest railway station is Gorinchem railway station in the municipality of Gorinchem, above Altena on the other side of the Boven Merwede river.


      History and religion


      Altena is the southernmost part of the Dutch Water Line, an obsolete defensive line, which contains several fortresses in this municipality like Fort Steurgat, Fort aan de Uppelse Dijk, and Fort Giessen, and with Woudrichem as a fortified city.
      Contrary to most other North Brabant municipalities, Protestantism is dominant in the Altena municipality, especially the Reformed branch. Church attendance is high, and Christian-oriented political parties receive many votes.


      Politics


      After the 2022 municipal elections, the municipal council consisted of:

      The municipal executive consists of CDA, Altena Lokaal, SGP, and Progressief Lokaal. The Mayor has been CDA politician Egbert Lichtenberg since 9 December 2019.


      Sports


      Several football clubs have their home base in the municipality:

      Achilles Veen in Veen
      GRC '14 in Giessen
      Kozakken Boys in Werkendam
      VV Almkerk in Almkerk
      Each year the 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, a prestigious women's road bicycle race, is held in the southeast corner of Altena (the area of the former municipality of Aalburg, hence the name).


      Notable people


      Jan Hendrik van den Berg (1914–2012), psychiatrist
      Erik Braal (born 1971), basketball coach
      Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944), prime minister
      Leendert Antonie Donker (1899–1956), minister of Justice
      Louwrens Hanedoes (1822–1905), landscape painter
      Hans van Helden (born 1948), speed skater
      Adri van Heteren (born 1951), politician and Christian minister (in Werkendam)
      Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek (1921–2015), resistance fighter (line-crosser)
      Louis van Iersel (1893–1987), American sergeant of World War I
      Ricardo Ippel (born 1990), footballer
      Rebekka Kadijk (born 1979), (beach) volleyball player
      Jan Lohman (born 1959), footballer
      Anton Mussert (1894–1946), civil engineer, political leader and war criminal
      Hans Oerlemans (born 1950), climatologist
      Leo van der Pluym (born 1935–2020), cyclist
      Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 1991), writer
      Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink (born 1973), cyclist
      Jan Nico Scholten (born 1932), politician (mayor of Andel, Giessen, and Rijswijk)
      Carola Schouten (born 1977), minister of Agriculture
      Raymond Schouten (born 1985), motorcycle racer
      Kees Stoop (1929–2019), painter
      Edwin Straver (1971–2020), motorcycle racer
      Henri Karel Frederik van Teijn (1839–1892), general and governor
      Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841–1914), prime minister
      Hermanus Eliza Verschoor (1791–1877), politician (mayor of De Werken en Sleeuwijk)
      Mart Visser (born 1968), fashion designer
      Niels Vorthoren (born 1988), footballer
      Marianne Vos (born 1987), cyclist


      References




      External links


      Media related to Altena (Netherlands) at Wikimedia Commons
      Official website

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