Aalburg
| Aalburg | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Church in Aalburg | |||
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.svg.png) Location in North Brabant | |||
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°ECoordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Established | 1973 | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Fons Naterop (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 3 m (10 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 12,876 | ||
| • Density | 255/km2 (660/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 4260–4269 | ||
| Area code | 0416 | ||
| Website |
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Topographic map of Aalburg, June 2015
Aalburg (
pronunciation ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality was formed in 1973 by the merging of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg.[5]
Population centres
- Babyloniënbroek
- Drongelen
- Eethen
- Genderen
- Meeuwen
- Veen
- Wijk en Aalburg (town hall)
Sport
Cycling
Aalburg host annually the 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, an elite women's road bicycle race since 2007.
References
- ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Aalburg. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 4261BE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
Media related to Aalburg at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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