Old Aalten

Street names in Aalten

Infrastructure

Twente Canal, 1940

A canal passing Aalten?

At the beginning of the last century, there were plans for a canal with a
Glider Bennink – Aaltensche Courant, 5 October 1934

A Gliding Airfield in Aalten?

Aaltensche Courant, 2 July 1937
De Grondwet, 24 January 1854 – Aalten junction of roads

Aalten ‘junction of roads’

“Thus it will provide much pleasure for new residents” (1854)
Philips light bulb advert

Aalten gets electricity

In 1899, rumors were circulating that Aalten might receive electricity!
Gängeskes Aalten

Gängeskes

Late-medieval network of paths in the centre of Aalten
The Kattenberg pump, circa 1925

Kattenberg pump recalls the past

Before 1939, residents obtained their water from so-called neighbourhood pumps
Aalten station, steam train (1938)

North-South Line

In the 19th century, there were various plans for railway lines via Aalten
Buessink's Smithy, Peperstraat, Aalten

Old Aalten Bottlenecks

The village of Aalten used to have several houses that were literally ‘in the way’
Steam tram Gelderland No. 406 in Aalten

Plans for a steam tram line

The plans for the tram line from Lichtenvoorde to Bocholt (1900).
The Hessenwegen in the Achterhoek and the Veluwe

The Hessenwegen in Aalten and Bredevoort

For centuries, German merchants traveled this ancient trade route with their heavy carts.
Tram, Dijkstraat Aalten (1910)

Tram line Lichtenvoorde–Bocholt

The tram line was opened in 1910 and discontinued in 1953.
Transformer substation Varsseveldsestraatweg 126 TR, Lintelo (1931)

Transformer substations in Aalten

They serve as a reminder of the electrification of the municipality of Aalten.