Archeology

Belt fitting, found at Damstraat in Aalten

Aalten in the Middle Ages

Aalten has been inhabited for at least 1,200 years.
This is what the Aalten hut bowl could have looked like (sketch made by Willem Doodeheefver)

Traces of 1100-year-old settlement in Aalten

In 2024, traces from the 9th century AD were discovered at De Hoven.