{"id":148243,"date":"1915-04-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"1915-04-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/a-canal-passing-aalten\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:52:02","slug":"a-canal-passing-aalten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/a-canal-passing-aalten\/","title":{"rendered":"A canal passing Aalten?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" >\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the first decades of the twentieth century, numerous plans were drawn up in the Netherlands for the construction of canals to facilitate bulk transport. For instance, the initial plans for the Twente Canal (Twentekanaal) were presented in Twente in 1907. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1936, the 54-kilometre-long canal between Enschede and Zutphen was opened to shipping. Similar plans also emerged in the <strong>Achterhoek<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1914, Doetinchem municipal council decided to take action on this idea. In March 1915, a proposal was presented based on a <strong>Twente\u2013Rhine Canal<\/strong> (Twente-Rijnkanaal). The planned canal was to begin six hundred metres north of the head of the IJssel and run via Duiven, Wehl, Doetinchem, and Varsseveld, passing Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Eibergen, and Haaksbergen on its way to Hengelo, including a <strong>branch canal via Aalten<\/strong> to Winterswijk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following decades of debate and planning, continuing at least into the 1960s, the projects ultimately foundered somewhere along the line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" >\n<h2 id=\"h-krantenberichten\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newspaper reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acccebcbc962&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcbc962\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"923\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-29-07-1914.jpg\" alt=\"Aaltensche Courant, 29 July 1914\" class=\"wp-image-20747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-29-07-1914.jpg 342w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-29-07-1914-111x300.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Aaltensche Courant, 29 July 1914<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acccebcbdea9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcbdea9\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"208\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nieuwe-Winterswijksche-Courant-01-08-1914.jpg\" alt=\"Nieuwe Winterswijksche Courant, 1 August 1914\" class=\"wp-image-20748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nieuwe-Winterswijksche-Courant-01-08-1914.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nieuwe-Winterswijksche-Courant-01-08-1914-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nieuwe Winterswijksche Courant, 1 August 1914<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acccebcbf08d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcbf08d\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"206\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-03-08-1917.jpg\" alt=\"Aaltensche Courant, 3 August 1917\" class=\"wp-image-20752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-03-08-1917.jpg 338w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-03-08-1917-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Aaltensche Courant, 3 August 1917<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acccebcc072d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcc072d\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"394\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-De-Nieuwe-Aaltensche-Courant-15-01-1918.jpg\" alt=\"Nieuwe Aaltensche Courant, 15 January 1918\" class=\"wp-image-20749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-De-Nieuwe-Aaltensche-Courant-15-01-1918.jpg 373w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-De-Nieuwe-Aaltensche-Courant-15-01-1918-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nieuwe Aaltensche Courant, 15 January 1918<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acccebcc1bb5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcc1bb5\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"326\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" 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data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcc3010\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"1198\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-30-04-1918.jpg\" alt=\"Aaltensche Courant, 30 April 1918\" class=\"wp-image-20759\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Aaltensche-Courant-30-04-1918.jpg 651w, 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src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nijmeegsch-Dagblad-04-02-1947.jpg\" alt=\"Nijmeegsch Dagblad, 4 February 1947\" class=\"wp-image-20803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nijmeegsch-Dagblad-04-02-1947.jpg 607w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nijmeegsch-Dagblad-04-02-1947-122x300.jpg 122w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kanaal-Nijmeegsch-Dagblad-04-02-1947-416x1024.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nijmeegsch Dagblad, 4 February 1947<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acccebcc5532&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acccebcc5532\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"519\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" 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