Aalburg

Aalburg
Former municipality
Church in Aalburg
Location in North Brabant
Aalburg
Aalburg
Aalburg
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°8′E / 51.767°N 5.133°E / 51.767; 5.133
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Established1973
Merged2019
Area
  Total
53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
  Land50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
  Water2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
  Total
data missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4260–4269
Area code0416
Websitewww.aalburg.nl

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