title: Altenberge
text: Altenberge (Westphalian: Ollenbiärg) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Steinfurt and 15 km north-west of Münster.
  
  Economy 
  
  The machine manufacturers Schmitz and Wesseler were founded in Altenberge.
  
  Personalities 
   Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) German philosopher
   Herbert Vorgrimler (1929-2014) Catholic theologian and author
   Theresia Degener (born 1961),  law professor in Bochum and one of the most important German activists for the rights of people with disabilities
   Pascal Koopmann (born 1990), footballer
  
  References
  
  Steinfurt (district)