Altena
Sign in to saveAltena (; ) is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern stretches of the Sauerland.
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Altena is a town in western Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia region, located in a river valley in the Sauerland area. The town is historically significant because its castle was the ancestral seat that gave rise to the Dukes of Berg, an important ruling family in the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Altena
- Region
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Country
- Deutschland
- Population
- 20,862
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Altena (; ) is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern stretches of the Sauerland.
==History==