Aalten Municipality

Aalten is a municipality and a town in the eastern . The former municipalities of and 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nationaal Onderduikmuseum and Aalten railway station.

Museum
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The National Hiding Place Museum in Aalten, Netherlands is a dedicated to hiding places and the resistance. The museum highlights daily life during the Second World War and the personal choices people had to make at that time.

Railway station
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Aalten is a railway station located in Aalten, . The station is on the Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway and the station opened on 15 July 1885. The building began construction in 1884 and was finished in 1885.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lintelo and ’t Klooster.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Aalten Municipality.

Hamlet
't Klooster is a hamlet in the municipality of Aalten, near in the eastern . 't Klooster is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Aalten. is situated 6 km northeast of Aalten Municipality.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4 km northeast of Aalten Municipality.

Aalten Municipality

Latitude
51.9242° or 51° 55′ 27″ north
Longitude
6.5657° or 6° 33′ 57″ east
Population
27,100
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
9F38WHF8+M7
Geo­Names ID
2760122
Wiki­data ID
Q275909
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In Other Languages

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