Altenberg (German for "old mountain" or "mountain of the old") may refer to:

Places

Austria

* Altenberg, a town in Sankt Andrä-Wördern,

Tulln District Bezirk Tulln is a Districts of Austria, district of the States of Austria, state of Lower Austria in Austria. Municipalities Suburbs, hamlets, and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in . * Absdorf ** * Atzenbrugg ** * Fels am Wa ...

Altenberg bei Linz Altenberg bei Linz is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper ...

, in Upper Austria *

Altenberg an der Rax Altenberg an der Rax was a municipality (before 2015) in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria, part of Neuberg an der Mürz Neuberg an der Mürz is a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in the Austrian state o ...

, in Styria

Germany

Altenberg (Bergisches Land) Altenberg () is an ''Ortsteil'' (area) in the municipality of Odenthal in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and was formerly the seat of the Counts of Berg. Over the course of time they created around their Reside ...

, an area in Odenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany **

Altenberg Abbey Altenberg Abbey (''Abtei Altenberg'') ( la, Vetus Mons) is a former Cistercian monastery in Altenberg, now a part of the municipality of Odenthal in the Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. History The abbey was founded in 1133 ...

, Cistercian monastery in Altenberg (Bergisches Land) **

Altenberger Dom The Altenberger Dom (or Bergischer Dom) is the former abbey church of Altenberg Abbey which was built from 1259 in Gothic style by Cistercians. Listed as a cultural heritage, it is located in Altenberg, now part of Odenthal in the Rheinisch-Bergi ...

sometimes called Altenberg Cathedral, the former church of this Cistercian monastery *

Altenberg, Saxony Altenberg () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. Geography The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 15 km northwest of Teplice, Czech Republic. The village of ...

, a town in the Free State of Saxony * Altenberga, a municipality in the Saale-Holzfeld district, Thuringia *

Altenberg Abbey, Solms Altenberg Abbey (german: Kloster Altenberg) is a former Premonstratensian nunnery situated between Solms and Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in and dissolved in 1802. It had a strong connection with the House of Nassau, several of whom ...

, a former Premonstratensian nunnery near Wetzlar in Hesse * Zinkfabrik Altenberg, a former zinc factory, now a branch of the

LVR Industrial Museum The Rheinisches Industriemuseum (lit. Rhineland Museum of the Industry) is a decentralized museum with six locations in Rhineland, western Germany. The locations are: *Oberhausen: the main site at the old Zinkfabrik Altenberg (zinc factory), near ...

, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia * Grube Altenberg, a show mine near Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia

Other places

* Altenberg, the German name for

Vieille Montagne Vieille Montagne was a zinc mine in Kelmis (La Calamine), a town in Belgium between Liège and Aachen. The mine's name is French for "old mountain", and this is also reflected in its German name, (earlier, ). The mine was once a bone of contenti ...

(''old mountain'' in French), a former zinc mine in Kelmis, Moresnet, Belgium * Altenberg, a district in the city of

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

, Switzerland

Other uses

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Altenberg Lieder Alban Berg's ''Five Orchestral Songs after Postcards by Peter Altenberg'' (German: ''Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskarten von Peter Altenberg''), Op. 4, were composed in 1911 and 1912 for medium voice, or mezzo-soprano. They are considered a ...

'' (''Five Orchestral Songs''), composed by Alban Berg in 1911/12 *

Altenberg Publishing Altenberg Publishing ( pl, Wydawnictwo Altenberga) was a Polish publishing house active from 1880 until 1934; first, in the partitioned and later in sovereign Poland. It specialized in publishing high-quality book prints and illustrated albums. ...

(1880–1934), a former Polish publishing house * Altenberg Trio, a Viennese piano trio

People with the surname

* Jakob Altenberg (1875–1944), Austrian businessman *

Lee Altenberg Lee Altenberg is an American theoretical biologist. He is on the faculty of the Departments of Information and Computer Sciences and of Mathematics at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. He is best known for his work that helped establish the ev ...

, theoretical biologist *

Peter Altenberg Peter Altenberg (9 March 1859 – 8 January 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He played a key role in the genesis of early modernism in the city. Biography He was born Richard Engländer on 9 March 1859 in Vienna. The nom de p ...