Altenberg
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Altenberg is a German language place name (meaning "old mountain") and may refer to:
Places in Germany:
Places in Austria:
Places in Switzerland:
Places in Belgium:
Any place called Altenberg may have given rise to Altenberg as a family name, which may refer to:
Places in Germany:
- Altenberg, GermanyAltenberg, GermanyAltenberg is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....
, a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany- Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton trackAltenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton trackThe Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Altenberg, Germany.-History:Altenberg raced bobsleigh as early as 1908 on a natural track going downhill. By the late 1970s, the East Germans who were already successful in luge, began getting...
, a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Altenberg, Saxony, Germany
- Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
- Altenberg (Bergisches Land)Altenberg (Bergisches Land)Altenberg is an Ortsteil in the municipality of Odenthal in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and was formerly the seat of the Counts of Berg...
, part of Odenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany- Altenberg AbbeyAltenberg AbbeyAltenberg Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Altenberg, now a part of Odenthal in the Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
, Cistercian monastery in Altenberg (Bergisches Land) - Altenberg Cathedral, so-called, is the former church of the Cistercian monastery
- Altenberg Abbey
- Altenberg, part of OberasbachOberasbachOberasbach is a municipality in the district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 6 km southwest of Fürth, and 10 km west of Nuremberg .-See also:...
, Bavaria - Altenberg, part of Denkendorf, BavariaDenkendorf, BavariaDenkendorf is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany....
- Altenberg, part of SyrgensteinSyrgensteinSyrgenstein is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....
, Bavaria - Altenberg is also a lost town and archaeological site in the Kreis Siegen-WittgensteinSiegen-WittgensteinSiegen-Wittgenstein is a Kreis in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Olpe, Hochsauerlandkreis, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Westerwaldkreis, Altenkirchen.-History:...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
- AltenbergaAltenbergaAltenberga is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....
, municipality in the Saale-Holzfeld district, Thuringia
- Altenberg Abbey, Hesse, a former Premonstratensian nunnery near Wetzlar in Hesse
- Altenberg, a former zinc factory in OberhausenOberhausenOberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
, North Rhine-Westphalia, now the Rheinische Industriemuseum - Altenberg Castle (Germany), a ruined castle near Dietenheim in Baden-Württemberg
- Grube Altenberg, a derelict mine near Müsen in the SiegerlandSiegerlandThe Siegerland is a region of Germany covering the old district of Siegen and the upper part of the district of Altenkirchen, belonging to the Rhineland-Palatinate adjoining it to the west.Geologically, the Siegerland belongs to the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge...
Places in Austria:
- Altenberg in Tulln near Vienna, part of Sankt Andrä-WördernSankt Andrä-WördernSankt Andrä-Wördern is a municipality in the district of Tulln in Lower Austria, Austria.- External links :* - town website...
in Lower Austria - Altenberg bei Leibnitz, in Styria
- Altenberg bei LinzAltenberg bei LinzAltenberg bei Linz is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...
, in Upper Austria - Altenberg an der RaxAltenberg an der RaxAltenberg an der Rax is a municipality in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria....
, in Styria
Places in Switzerland:
- Altenberg, a district in the city of Bern
- Altenberg Castle (Switzerland), a ruined castle near Füllinsdorf, Canton Basel-Landschaft
Places in Belgium:
- Altenberg, the German name for Moresnet and Neutral Moresnet
- Altenberg, the German name for Vieille MontagneVieille MontagneVieille Montagne is the name of a former zinc mine in Kelmis , a town in Belgium between Liège and Aachen. The mine's name is French for "the old mountain", and this is also reflected in its German name, Altenberg...
("old mountain" in French), the former zinc mine in Kelmis, Moresnet
- Altenberg, the German name for Vieille Montagne
Any place called Altenberg may have given rise to Altenberg as a family name, which may refer to:
- Jakob AltenbergJakob AltenbergJakob Altenberg was an Austrian businessman. Altenberg was a business partner of the young Adolf Hitler in his Vienna period...
(1875-1944), Austrian businessman - Peter AltenbergPeter AltenbergPeter Altenberg was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He was key to the genesis of early modernism in the city.-Biography:...
(1859-1919), Austrian writer and poet - Theo Altenberg (b. 1952), German artist