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Aalten
Municipality
Aalten town hall
Aalten town hall
Flag of Aalten
Flag
Coat of arms of Aalten
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Aalten in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°35′E / 51.933°N 6.583°E / 51.933; 6.583
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorBert Berghoef (CDA)
Area
[2]
 • Total97.05 km2 (37.47 sq mi)
 • Land96.54 km2 (37.27 sq mi)
 • Water0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total27,120
 • Density281/km2 (730/sq mi)
DemonymAaltenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7090–7095, 7120–7126
Area code0315, 0543
Websitewww.aalten.nl

Topographic map of Aalten, June 2015 Aalten (pronunciationⓘ) 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.[5] According to the War and Resistance Museum in Aalten, the village had the highest number of people in hiding during World War II. The village of approximately 13,000 residents hid some 2500 people.[6]

Population centres

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 and to Zelhem.

References

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college burgemeester en wethouders" (in Dutch). Gemeente Aalten. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7121CS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Martin Gilbert, 'The Holocaust' (1986), page 376,
  6. ^ http://www.marline.nl/verzet.html 'Marline: de infozine v/d Achterhoek'


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