Altenberg, Germany

Altenberg, Germany
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Altenberg

Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc.	Altenberg
Town subdivisions	12
Mayor	Thomas Kirsten
Basic statistics
Area	89.74 km² (34.6 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2461 ft)
Population	5,890 (31/12/2006)
- Density	66 /km² (170 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DW
Postal code	01773
Area code	035056
Website	www.altenberg.de Coordinates: 50°45′52″N 13°45′28″E / 50.76444, 13.75778

Altenberg (IPA: [ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k]) 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.

It is home of a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that has been in use since 1987.

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