Category: Aalten Achteruit
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The rat-catcher of Aalten
In 1963, S. Douma retired, but he remained active as a rat-catcher.
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The Hessenwegen in Aalten and Bredevoort
For centuries, German merchants traveled this ancient trade route with their heavy carts.
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Origin of the place name Aalten
A study into the origin and meaning of the place name Aalten.
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Burials in Aalten
Until the 19th century, the deceased were primarily buried in and around the church
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The Cross Chapel (Kruiskapel)
‘Refuge chapel’ (1675–1823) for the Catholics of Aalten and Bredevoort.
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Number of inhabitants
The population trend of the municipality of Aalten.
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Aalten-on-Sea
In 2011, there was some remarkable news: Aalten was supposedly going to be located by the sea.
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Aalten made world news due to BSE
In 1996, 64,000 calves were slaughtered here due to ‘mad cow disease’.
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The Story of Willem and Janna Manschot
Family and village history from nineteenth-century Aalten.
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The Jerusalem of the Achterhoek
OUT AND ABOUT with KOOS SMEDES, Algemeen Dagblad, February 2, 1990.
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History of the postal services in Aalten
In 1742, a certain Hendrik Hoopman drove to Zutphen twice a week.
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Aid Campaign ‘Aalten helps Koronowo’
In the early 1980s, Aalten sent food and clothing to Poland.
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Oil crisis
How several Aalten ‘oil sheikhs’ ended up quite ‘oiled’… (1974)
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Modern-day Robin Hood
The youthful J. P. from Bredevoort went hunting with a bow and arrow in 1968.
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Vaags Family Reunion (1960)
In 1960, members of the Vaags family from across the Netherlands gathered in Aalten.
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New clubhouse for scouts
The clubhouse was built in the Veldhuisbosje on Haartsestraat.
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Cowardly Act
The 19-year-old K. from IJzerlo was severely assaulted by the 21-year-old K. from Aalten.
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Never seen a traffic light!
After all, such traffic measures were unheard of in rural Aalten.
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Jan Bennink built a glider
Aaltensche Courant, 2 October 1934
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Fratricide in Aalten
In 1931, a family tragedy unfolded in ‘t Dal.