Aalten
Aalten | |
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Aalten town hall | |
Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°35′E / 51.933°N 6.583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Anton Stapelkamp (CU) |
| Area | |
• 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 | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• 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 |
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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.
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. 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.