Altona is a German (1640-1864 Danish) city which has been a part of the city of Hamburg since 1937. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe See
- Altona, Hamburg. Altona (ˈaltona is the westernmost urban borough ( Bezirk) of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe
Many towns and villages in the New World were named after this city:
- Altona, Illinois, a village located in Knox County, Illinois
- Altona, Indiana, a town located in DeKalb County, Indiana
- Altona, Manitoba, a town located in southern Manitoba, Canada
- Altona, New York, a town in Clinton County, New York
- Altona, Victoria, a beach-side suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- New Holstein, Wisconsin, a city in Calumet County, Wisconsin originally known as Altona
The city of Altona even gave its name to a place outside this world, see
- 850 Altona. Altona (formerly LaPier & Walnut Grove is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. Altona is a town in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. Altona (2006 population 3709( is a predominantly Mennonite community in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Altona New York may refer to either Altona (town New York, located in Clinton County or Altona (CDP New York, located within the Town Altona is a south-western Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. New Holstein is a city in Calumet County in the US state of Wisconsin. 850 Altona
Altona may also refer other places:
- Altona, Bergen, the oldest tavern in Bergen, Norway
- Altona (district), a district of the town Eldena in Mecklenburg, Germany
- Altona (monastery), a monastery near Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Altona, Ontario, a small hamlet located on the uxbridge pickering townline in Durham Region
- Altonah, Utah, also spelled Altona
- Altona-Nord, Hamburg, a quarter in the borough Altona, Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany
See also
- Altoona, a variant common in the United States. Altona is one of the oldest taverns in Bergen, Norway. It dates from around 1600 and used to stand on the site of the present "Augustine Hotel Eldena is a municipality in the district of Ludwigslust, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Greifswald (ˈɡʁaɪ̯fsvalt from German: popular etymology Greif, "griffin" proper etymology akin to "grip a plot not yet cleared and taken Pickering is a City located immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada Altonah (also Altona) is an unincorporated community in central Duchesne County, Utah, United States, and on the Uintah and Ouray Altona-Nord (German language) located in the Altona borough in the city Hamburg, Germany, is one of 105 quarters of Hamburg Altona (ˈaltona is the westernmost urban borough ( Bezirk) of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe Altoona, a variant of Altona, is the name of some places in the United States of America: Altoona Alabama Altoona Florida The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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