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Land van Altena

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Unlike most parts of North Brabant the Land of Altena has a strong Protestant (
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Since 1904 it is united with the Land of Heusden (only the part above the
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Former fiefdom in North Brabant province, Netherlands
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Land of Altena

Dutch
fiefdom
County of Holland
North Brabant
river island
estuary
Rhine
Meuse
Boven Merwede
Afgedamde Maas
Oude Maasje/Bergse Maas
De Biesbosch
Land of Heusden
Werkendam
Woudrichem
Almkerk
Bergse Maas
Land of Heusden and Altena
Calvinist
Hendrikus Colijn
51°46′27″N 4°55′19″E / 51.774167°N 4.921944°E / 51.774167; 4.921944
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North Brabant
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