The Dutch-German Border

Brauerei Tangerding, Bocholt-Stenern

Cross-border workers Aalten-Bocholt around 1900

Around 1900, hundreds of cross-border workers from Aalten worked in Bocholt
German money

German currency as a daily means of payment

Until the beginning of the 20th century, German money was the daily means of payment
French and Belgian refugees, Aalten Festival Hall, 1918

Refugees in Aalten during WW I

During WW I, Aalten offered shelter to many foreign refugees.
Girls at work at the Driessen textile factory, Hofstraat. Photo for illustrative purposes.

Unrest in Aalten

Kerstgeschenk voor Duitse textielarbeidsters leidt in 1949 tot moeilijkheden.