Almkerk

Almkerk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands. It is located about 7 km south of Gorinchem.

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Locality: Almkerk
Region: Noord-Brabant
Country: Nederland
Population: 2,715
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.name: Almkerk
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Almkerk centrum.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Centre of Almkerk
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Almkerk.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Almkerk wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Brabant
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Altena
Settlement.elevation_m: 0.2
Settlement.area_total_km2: 23.03

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Almkerk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands. It is located about 7 km south of Gorinchem.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1292 as Almekercke, and means "church on the Alm river". The Alm used to be a distributary of the Meuse. The mouth of river had been dammed before 1230 in Giessen. Almkerk developed on the bank of the Alm river. The Altena Castle was located east of the village.