Altenberge (Westphalian: Ollenbiärg) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Steinfurt and 15 km north-west of Münster.
Population
Politics The current mayor is Jan Röschenkämper of the CDU who was elected with 65,3 % of the vote during the 2025 local elections.
City coucil After the 2025 elections, the Altenberge city council is composed as follows:
! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 3,078 | 50.7 | 14.0 | 14 | 5 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 1,588 | 26.1 | 7.8 | 6 | 3 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 900 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 4 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 508 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 2 | 2 |- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 6,074 ! 97.8 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 137 ! 2.2 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 6,211 ! 100.0 ! ! 26 ! ±0 |- ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 8,386 ! 74.1 ! ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Altenberge
Economy Transport
Altenberge station is served by the trains of line RB64 (Münster–Enschede railway) from Muenster to Enschede, Altenberge is connected to the local bus network as well and located in the area of the fare association Westfalen-Tarif.
Industry The machine manufacturers Schmitz and Wesseler were founded in Altenberge.
Personalities Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) German philosopher Herbert Vorgrimler (1929-2014) Catholic theologian and author Theresia Degener (born 1961), law professor in Bochum and one of the most important German activists for the rights of people with disabilities Pascal Koopmann (born 1990), footballer
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