Aalten

Aalten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːltə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The former municipalities of Bredevoort (1818) and Dinxperlo (2005) have been merged with Aalten.

CountryNetherlands

Elevation

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31 m (102 ft)

DemonymAaltenaar

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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Aalten
Municipality
Aalten town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
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Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Anton Stapelkamp (CU)
Area [2]
• Total	97.05 km2 (37.47 sq mi)
• Land	96.54 km2 (37.27 sq mi)
• Water	0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation [4]	41 m (135 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[5]
• Total	27,120
• Density	281/km2 (730/sq mi)
Demonym	Aaltenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7090–7095, 7120–7126
Area code	0315, 0543
Website	www.aalten.nl

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Notable inhabitants of Aalten include Angus Young, guitarist of the Australian rock band AC/DC, and Robert Gesink, a professional road bicycle racer. During World War II, 51 of Aalten's 85 Jews were hidden by local non-Jews, and thereby survived the war.^[6] According to the War and Resistance Museum in Aalten, the village had the highest number of people in hiding during World War II. The village of approximately 13,000 residents hid some 2,500 people.^[7]