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Aalten Achteruit

News and stories from days gone by, with a nod to our familiar local paper. We regularly add new old articles!

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.
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Emigrant ship 'Tabinta'

Another exodus of Achterhoek emigrants

After WW2, many Aalten residents emigrate again, especially to Canada.
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De Bark, Gelkinkweg, De Heurne

The Bark

An uninhabited farm in De Heurne became a center of resistance in 1944.
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