Altena, a town of Prussia, in the district of Arnswig, 47 miles NW. of Siegen by rail, in a deep and picturesque valley. It manufactures needles, pins, and hardware. Pop. (1895) 12,108.
Altena
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 199
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