Administration & Law

Aalten Constituency – De Graafschapbode, 20 June 1916

Aalten Constituency

Electoral district for the Provincial Council of Gelderland (1852-1919).
stamp of the Aalten cantonal court

Administration of Justice in Aalten (1810-1877)

Until 1877, justice was administered in Aalten.
Ambthuis, Bredevoort

Ambthuis (Administrative House)

Landstraat 17, Bredevoort
Bredevoort Castle

Bredevoort Castle

In the 14th century, a focal point of conflict between Gelre and Münsterland
Gallow's Hill Bredevoort, Vehmic Court 't Walfort

Gallows Hill

This is where ‘criminals, witches, and other scum’ were executed.
Old Aalten

Lordship of Bredevoort

This page is still ‘under construction’…
Old Prison – Prinsenstraat 40, Aalten

Old Prison

Prinsenstraat 40, Aalten
Execution Klaas Nijman, Hollenberg, 3 October 1729

The execution of Klaas Nijman

In 1729, ‘beggar and vagabond’ Klaas Nijman was executed on the Hollenberg.
Veenweg 6, Lintelo (Vosheurne) — Photo: Willem Hissink

The Murder of Aunt Tannemaat

Family feud leads to murder and a gruesome execution (1770)
Vagrant, by Pieter Quast, 1634. Etching: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

The Vagrant Hunter

Official tasked with hunting beggars and vagabonds.
Gallow's Hill Bredevoort, Vehmic Court 't Walfort

The Vehmic Court at ‘t Walfort

Medieval court in the open air.