Aalburg

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Not to be confused with Aalborg, a city in Denmark
Aalburg
Location of Aalburg
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Area (2006)
 - Total 53.13 km² (20.5 sq mi)
 - Land 50.40 km² (19.5 sq mi)
 - Water 2.73 km² (1.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 12,300
 - Density 244/km² (632/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Aalburg (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The municipality was formed in 1973 in a merger of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg.[1]

[edit] Population centres

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

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

Coordinates: 51°45′N, 5°08′E