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Altenburg Castle, a historic landmark
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The coat of arms of Altenburg

Altenburg is a cool city in the German state of Thuringia. It's the main city of the Altenburger Land area. In 2018, about 32,074 people called Altenburg home. This city has a long history and lots of interesting places to explore!

Friendly Cities Around the World

Altenburg has special friendships with other cities, which are called "twin towns" or "sister cities." This means they share ideas and learn about each other's cultures. It's a bit like having pen pals, but for whole cities!

Altenburg is twinned with:

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Altemburgo para niños

Images for kids

  • Altenburg-1650-Merian

    Altenburg around the year 1650

  • Schloss Altenburg 02

    The beautiful Castle of Altenburg

  • Nikolaiviertel Altenburg

    The Nikolai quarter, one of the oldest parts of Altenburg

  • Saxonia Museum fuer saechsische Vaterlandskunde IV 24

    The busy market square in 1839

  • Altenburg Brücke zur Insel im Großen Teich Foto 2006 Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden PICT0300

    The "Großer Teich" (Big Pond), with a bridge leading to an island that has Zoological Gardens

  • Stadtteile - Altenburg 2009

    A map showing the different districts of Altenburg

  • Altenburg Population Statistics

    How the population of Altenburg changed between 1831 and 2011

  • AltenburgWall35

    Some amazing architecture from the Gründerzeit era on Wallstraße

  • Gumpert Apollo Dubai

    The Gumpert Apollo, a super sports car

  • Altenburg - train station 2009 (aka)

    Altenburg train station

  • AOC-Terminal and Tower

    Leipzig-Altenburg Airport

  • Walther flemming

    Walther Flemming, a famous scientist

  • HermannSchlegelNeumann

    Hermann Schlegel, a well-known naturalist from the past

  • Schloss Altenburg

    The Schloss- und Spielkartenmuseum (Castle and Playing Card Museum) inside the castle

  • AltenburgLindenaumuseum

    The Lindenau-Museum, an art museum

  • Mauritianum

    The Mauritianum, a natural history museum

  • Brauerei Altenburg

    The Altenburg brewery

  • Altenburg - St. Bartholomäikirche (aka)

    St. Bartholomew's Church

  • Altenburg Brüderkirche Portalseite

    The Fraternity Church

  • ABG-Nikolaiturm

    St. Nicholas' Steeple

  • Schlosskirche Altenburg Südseite

    St. George's Chapel at the castle

  • Altenburg Rote Spitzen

    The Rote Spitzen (Red Spires), a historic building

  • Altenburg Herzogin-Agnes-Gedächtniskirche Längsschiff

    The Duchess Agnes Memorial Church

  • Gottesackerkirche Altenburg

    The Cemetery Church

  • Schloss Altenburg 02

    Altenburg Castle

  • Schloss Altenburg Junkerei

    The Junkerei and the Flasche tower at the castle

  • ABG-Orangerie

    The Orangerie, a beautiful garden building

  • Amtsgericht Altenburg

    The Amtsgericht (District Court) building

  • Landratsamt Altenburger Land

    The Neues Ministerium (New Ministry) building

  • Sozialgericht Altenburg

    The former Landesgericht (State Court)

  • Altenburg - ducal federal State bank (aka)

    The former Ducal Federal State Bank

  • Altenburger Rathaus

    The historic Town Hall of Altenburg

  • Altenburgtheatre

    The Theater in Altenburg

  • Altenburg Wachturm

    A watchtower from the old city wall

  • AltenburgSeckendorffpalais01

    The Palais Seckendorff

  • Altenburg - art tower (aka)

    The Wasserkunst (Water Art) tower

  • Altenburg Pohlhof

    The Pohlhof building

  • Freimaurerloge Altenburg

    The Freemasons' Lodge

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