Altenberge

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.

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

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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