Altenilpe

Altenilpe
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Altenilpe is located in Germany
Altenilpe
Altenilpe
Altenilpe is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Altenilpe
Altenilpe
Coordinates: 51°12′58″N 8°16′32″E / 51.21611°N 8.27556°E / 51.21611; 8.27556
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total154
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Altenilpe is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The village has 154 inhabitants[1] and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 438 m on Kreisstraße 20. The river Ilpe flows through the village. Altenilpe borders on the villages of Bad Fredeburg, Hengsiepen, Nierentrop, Oberhenneborn, and Sellinghausen.

The first written document mentioning Ahlenifelpe and Yfflepe dates from 1313. The village used to belong to the municipality of Dorlar in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.