Aalburg

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

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.^[4] On January 1, 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in the new municipality of Altena.

Aalburg
Former municipality
Church in Aalburg
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
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Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Altena
Established	1973
Merged	2019
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[3]
• Total	data missing
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4260–4269
Area code	0416
Website	www.aalburg.nl

Topographic map of the municipality of Aalburg, June 2015

Population centres

• Babyloniënbroek
• Drongelen
• Eethen
• Genderen
• Meeuwen
• Veen
• Wijk en Aalburg (town hall)

Sport

Cycling

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