Altenberge ( Westphalian: ''Ollenbiärg'') is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of

Steinfurt Steinfurt (; Westphalian: ''Stemmert'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From roughly 1100-1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt. Geography Steinfurt is situated nort ...

and 15 km north-west of

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...

Economy

The machine manufacturers

Schmitz Schmitz is a common German surname (''smith''), which may refer to: * Arnold Schmitz (1893–1980), German musicologist, Beethoven researcher * Bob Schmitz (1939–2004), American football player * Bruno Schmitz (1858–1916), German architect * ...

and Wesseler were founded in Altenberge.

Personalities

* Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) German philosopher *

Herbert Vorgrimler Herbert Vorgrimler (4 January 1929 – 12 September 2014) was a Catholic theologian and author who published over 90 books in German, 33 of which were translated into English. Works Vorgrimler is known for his collaboration in 1965 with Karl Rahn ...

(1929-2014) Catholic theologian and author *

Theresia Degener Theresia Degener (born 10 April 1961 in Altenberge, West Germany) is a jurist and professor of law at the Protestant University for Applied Sciences of the Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe. Degener is well known for being an outspoken victim of the ''C ...

(born 1961), law professor in Bochum and one of the most important German activists for the rights of people with disabilities *

Pascal Koopmann Pascal Koopmann (born 10 February 1990) is a German footballer who plays for Preußen Münster II. Club career He made his professional debut for Preußen Münster in April 2012, as a substitute for Dennis Grote in a 4–1 defeat against 1. ...

(born 1990), footballer

References

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