Aalburg

Not to be confused with Aalborg, a city in Denmark.
Aalburg
Municipality

Church in Aalburg

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Aalburg in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°E / 51.767; 5.133Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°E / 51.767; 5.133
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 www.aalburg.nl
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

Sport

Cycling

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

References

  1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Aalburg. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 4261BE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

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