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Dwars door Barlo

Interactive route ‘Dwars door Barlo’ brings wartime stories to life

A 19-kilometre journey past eleven historical locations.
Brown rat

The rat-catcher of Aalten

In 1963, S. Douma retired, but he remained active as a rat-catcher.
Legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, 1930-1935 (Coll. NLL. Conv. HAASE, Willy), photo for illustrative purposes.

Willem Massen

Legionnaire from Aalten in the French Foreign Legion.
Grave Thomson-van Hopbergen, Bredevoort (photo: Remco Neerhof, 2020)

The Thomson-van Hopbergen family

A military family with Scottish roots in Bredevoort.
Fly-In Barlo with drive-in equipment

Discobar Fly-In

Barlo (1969-1974)
TB recovery halls, Sint Bernardus Sanatorium, Bredevoort

TB Reclining Pavilions in Bredevoort

Wooden pavilions where patients stayed to recover in the early 20th century.
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.
Gebroeders Driessen, Aalten – Steam Weaving Mill and Natural Bleachery

The Driessen Textile Family

They played a significant role in the economic development of Aalten.
Ten Have's freezer-locker plant, Haartsestraat 1-1, 1969

Communal Freezers in Aalten

Facilities where families could rent individual lockers to store frozen food.
Birth certificate Jan Willem Huitink, 1886

Where did your ancestors live?

Find out the home address of your ancestors.
Naoberschap, moving house

Moving house

“On the rare occasion that a farmer moved, this took place on ‘Saint Peter’s Day’,
Fragment of a deed from 1234, in which Aalten is mentioned as ‘Alethim’

Origin of the place name Aalten

A study into the origin and meaning of the place name Aalten.
Catholic Cemetery, Piet Heinstraat, Aalten

Burials in Aalten

Until the 19th century, the deceased were primarily buried in and around the church.
Kruisberg Cross Chapel, Hemden (2024)

The Cross Chapel (Kruiskapel)

‘Refuge chapel’ (1675–1823) for the Catholics of Aalten and Bredevoort.
Tjeerd Radsma (1772–1839)

Rev. Tjeerd Radsma

Dutch Reformed Minister in Aalten (1817-1839).
Decorations of Tonij Stapelkamp - Citadel Medal and the (large) named medal issued later by the Commission of Gratitude; on the right, the Bronze Cross of the Ten Days' Campaign.

Toni Stapelkamp

Veteran, decorated for his efforts during the Belgian Revolt.
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.
Jacobus Wilhelmus van Hopbergen – Aaltensche Courant, 17 December 1913

Jacobus Wilhelmus van Hopbergen

Ret. Lieutenant Colonel and former member of the Provincial Council of Gelderland.
Johannes Josephus (Jans) Betting (1871-1956) met zijn Pauselijke Onderscheiding

Jans Betting

Recipient of a Papal Decoration