Archeology

Belt fitting, found at Damstraat in Aalten

Aalten in the Middle Ages

Aalten has been inhabited for at least 1,200 years.
Replica of the burial vault in St Helen's Church – Aalten Vooruit, 4 October 2024

The burial vault in the Old St Helen’s Church in Aalten

In 1973, Henk Heijnen discovered a burial vault during restoration work in the Old St
Spanish sword 'Tholeta' from the Eighty Years' War, Bredevoort

The Spanish Sword ‘Tholeta’

In 1964, a sword from the Eighty Years’ War was found in Bredevoort.
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.