Aalten
Aalten | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bert Berghoef (CDA) |
| Area (2006) | |
| • Total | 97.09 km2 (37.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 96.57 km2 (37.29 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| • Total | 27,593 |
| • Density | 286/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Aalten () is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands. The former municipalities of Bredevoort (1818) and Dinxperlo (2005) have been merged with Aalten.
Notable inhabitants of Aalten include Angus Young, guitarist of the Australian rock band AC/DC, and Robert Gesink, a professional road bicycle racer. During World War II, 51 of Aalten's 85 Jews were hidden by local non-Jews, and thereby survived the war.[1]
Population centres
Aalten, Barlo, Bredevoort, Dale, Dinxperlo, Haart, De Heurne, Heurne, IJzerlo, 't Klooster and Lintelo.
Transportation
Aalten railway station serves Aalten and the surrounding area. There is a half-hourly service between Arnhem and Winterswijk, which stops at this station. Arnhem railway station has services to Amsterdam, Amsterdam Airport, Utrecht, Nijmegen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Tilburg and to cities in Germany.
Aalten also has an hourly bus service to Ruurlo (191) and to Zelhem (194). See the Dutch Public Transport journey planner or Arriva Gelderland website to plan a journey.
Facilities
Aalten has its own crematorium which was built in 2007. Its owner GUV is the leading funeral director in Gelderland.
References
- ^ Martin Gilbert, 'The Holocaust' (1986), page 376,
External links
Gallery
51°56′N 6°35′E / 51.933°N 6.583°E
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