Altena (pronunciation; Westphalian: Altenoa) is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin...
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Altena or Van Altena is a Dutch toponymic surname. Altena is the name of at least six locations in the Low Countries, as well as several in neighboring...
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The Altena was a Dutch motorcycle and automobile made by NV Haarlemsche Automobiel & Motorrijwielfabriek, based in Haarlem-Heemstede from 1900 to 1906...
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Altena may refer to: Altena, town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany VfB Altena, football club from that town Altena Castle, early 12th century castle...
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Altena Castle (German: Burg Altena) is a medieval hill castle in the town of Altena in North Rhine-Westphalia. Built on a spur of Klusenberg hill, the...
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count of Altena (also called Eberhard I von Altena) (1140 – 23 January 1180, buried in Altenberg), was a son of Adolf IV, Count of Berg and Altena. He married...
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Berg-Altena, the later County of Mark. Frederick was the son of Eberhard I, Count of Berg-Altena, and inherited the south-eastern territory of Altena. He...
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Arnold of Altena, count of Altena, count of Isenberg and Hövel, Vogt of Werden (1166–1209) was a son of Eberhard IV of Berg. He inherited the north-western...
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Maarten van Regteren Altena (born January 22, 1943) is a Dutch composer and contrabassist. Altena attended the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (he studied...
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County of Mark (redirect from Berg-Altena)
to a collateral line of the counts of Berg at Altena, the territory emerged under the name of Berg-Altena in 1160. About 1198 Count Frederick I purchased...
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