Numbers, dates, facts
Geography
Altenberge lies some 14 km to the northwest of the university town of Münster and 11 km south of the
county seat of Steinfurt.
Area: 62,5 km²
7,9 % of the town area is recreational area, 5 % is streets and
transportation area, and 87,1 % is agricultural, wooded, wet lands and other
areas.
Altitude: 119 metres above sea level
State: North Rhine Westphalia
Government district: Münster
County: Steinfurt
Population Structure
Population: 11,034 (as of
December 31, 2010), 50,3 % female and
49,7 % male
Religion: Catholics 6,967 (63,1 %), Protestants 1,790 (16,2
%), other faiths or no affiliation 2,277 (20,7 %)
Access and Transportation
Freeway (Autobahn)
A 1, "Hansalinie", Cologne – Bremen, access by the B 54, 10 km
Main Road
B 54 route Münster – Enschede, Netherlands
Bus Routes
- route R 72/ 73: Altenberge – Münster-Nienberge – Münster (every 30 minutes)
- route R 73: Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt – Nordwalde – Altenberge – Münster
- route 177: Nordwalde – Altenberge – Hansell – Münster
- route 178: Altenberge – Nordwalde – Steinfurt-Borghorst
- route 179: Altenberge – Greven
- route S 70: (R 71 Winterswijk –) Vreden – Ahaus – Laer – Münster
- route T 89: Altenberge – Laer – Rosendahl-Darfeld – Rosendahl-Osterwick – Rosendahl-Holtwick
- route 771: Rosendahl-Osterwick – Rosendahl-Darfeld – Laer – Münster
- route 772: (R 72 Münster –) Altenberge – Laer – Ahaus
- route N 5: night bus Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt – Altenberge – Münster
Train
Route Münster – Enschede, Netherlands.
Airport
Münster/ Osnabrück (FMO) near Greven, 18 km
Distance to major cities:
Münster 15 km; Osnabrück 61 km; Steinfurt 11 km;
Rheine 33 km; Greven 13 km; Dortmund 77 km; Nederland 53 km
Town council and Administration
The council has 26 members; at present: CDU
(Christian Democrats) 13, SPD (Social Democrats) 4, UWG (Independents) 3,
BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN (Greens) 4 and FDP (Free Democrats) 2.
The mayor presides in the council and has voting rights.
The mayor: Jochen Paus (CDU)
1stdeputy mayor: Sigrid Schulze Lefert (CDU)
2nddeputy mayor: Benedikt Schulz (SPD)
Party leaders:
CDU: Günter J. Badersbach
SPD: Ulrike Reifig
UWG: Klaus Leusing
BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN: Werner Schneider
FDP: Wilhelm Schöpker
Head of the town administration: Mayor Jochen Paus
General Representative of the mayor: Wolfgang Henschel
