Altena

Summary

Altena is a city^[1]. Altena has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Altena was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[3].
• Altena is located in Märkischer Kreis^[4].
• Altena is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Altena's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Altena's instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Altena's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[8].
• Altena's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[9].
• Altena's shares border with is recorded as Hemer^[10].
• Altena's shares border with is recorded as Neuenrade^[11].
• Altena's shares border with is recorded as Iserlohn^[12].
• Altena's shares border with is recorded as Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde^[13].
• Altena's twinned administrative body is recorded as Péronne^[14].
• Altena's twinned administrative body is recorded as Blackburn^[15].
• Altena's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pinsk^[16].
• Altena's postal code is recorded as 58741–58762^[17].
• Altena's Commons category is recorded as Altena (Westfalen)^[18].
• Altena's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[19].
• Altena's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[20].
• Altena's local dialing code is recorded as 02352^[21].
• Altena's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.3, 'lon': 7.666666666666667}^[22].
• Altena's official website is recorded as http://www.altena.de/^[23].
• Altena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altena^[24].
• Altena's Commons gallery is recorded as Altena^[25].
• Altena has a population of {'amount': '+17270'}^[26].
• Altena has a population of {'amount': '+17081'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Altena is in the country of Germany^[5]. Altena is located in Märkischer Kreis^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+44.29'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+44.42'}^[29]. Altena sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+190'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17270'}^[26], {'amount': '+17081'}^[27], {'amount': '+26753'}^[31], {'amount': '+16922'}^[32], {'amount': '+16389'}^[33], and {'amount': '+16430'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], town^[7], Hanseatic city^[8], and urban municipality in Germany^[9].

Why It Matters

Altena has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Altena is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]