Dozens of transformer substations, also known as ‘trafohuisjes’, are spread across the municipality of Aalten. These substations are designed to convert (transform) high voltage (10,000 Volts) into a lower voltage (230/400 Volts) that can be used in our homes and businesses.
The first transformer substations were built in the early 1920s by the Provinciale Gelderse Electriciteits Maatschappij (PGEM). In 1994, PGEM merged into Nuon and was split up in 2009. The current grid operator is called Liander.
Design
The oldest transformer substations were designed by Gerrit Versteeg (1872-1938), who was the in-house architect of PGEM at the time. They incorporate influences from the Hague School, the Amsterdam School, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
The buildings are often distinctive brick structures, usually with a rectangular floor plan and a single story with a hip roof, gable roof, or flat roof. The doors are frequently made of green-painted steel. The substations feature an inlaid nameplate made of concrete or tiles (from the Goedewaagen company in Gouda).
Cultural-historical value
The older transformer substations have a significant visual value. From a cultural-historical perspective, the buildings commemorate the electrification of the municipality of Aalten. Newer substations (from approximately the early 1980s onwards) usually have a purely functional design and are therefore not of interest from a cultural-historical point of view.
Many historical transformer substations in the Netherlands have been designated as (municipal) monuments. As of yet, no transformer substation is included on the monument list of the municipality of Aalten.
List of transformer substations in Aalten
Below is a list of all transformer substations in the municipality of Aalten, as far as we are aware (April 2025). A number of older substations may be of cultural-historical value and could potentially qualify for protected status. Substations built up to and including 1980 are also displayed on the map.
| Adres | Kern/Buurtschap | Bouwjaar |
|---|---|---|
| Admiraal de Ruyterstraat 1 TR | Aalten | 1978 |
| Ambachtsstraat 1 TR | Aalten | 1982 |
| Andromeda 32 TR | Aalten | 1972 |
| Bevrijding 1 TR | Aalten | 1977 |
| Bodendijk 54 TR | Aalten | 1975 |
| Boomkampstraat 1 TR | Aalten | 1966 |
| Bredevoortsestraatweg 65 TR | Aalten | 1978 |
| Bredevoortsestraatweg 94 TR | Aalten | 1939 |
| Bredevoortsestraatweg 118 TR | Aalten | 1976 |
| Broekstraat 17 TR | Aalten | 1988 |
| De Hare 5 TR | Aalten | 1981 |
| Dennenoord 7 TR | Aalten | 1970 |
| Dinxperlosestraatweg 44 TR | Aalten | 1964 |
| Dinxperlosestraatweg 54 TR | Aalten | 1980 |
| Dinxperlosestraatweg 62 TR | Aalten | 1971 |
| Dinxperlosestraatweg 79 TR | Aalten | 1930 |
| Frankenstraat 6 TR | Aalten | 1966 |
| Grevinkweg 2 TR | Aalten | 1975 |
| Grote Maote 170 TR | Aalten | 1983 |
| Haartsestraat 6 TR | Aalten | 1923 |
| Het Verzet 28 TR | Aalten | 1981 |
| Karel Doormanstraat 14 TR | Aalten | 1969 |
| Keizersweg 51 TR | Aalten | 1963 |
| Kemenaweg 50 TR | Aalten | 1972 |
| Koopmanstraat 85 TR | Aalten | 1984 |
| Lage Blik 26 TR | Aalten | 1983 |
| Lage Veld 32 TR | Aalten | 1974 |
| Meiberg 23 TR | Aalten | 1960 |
| Mercurius 5 TR | Aalten | 2011 |
| Mercurius 7 TR | Aalten | 1972 |
| Molenkamp bij 35 | Aalten | 1963 |
| Neptunus 16 TR | Aalten | 1972 |
| Nijverheidsweg 42 TR | Aalten | 2011 |
| Nijverheidsweg 61 TR | Aalten | 1985 |
| Nijverheidsweg 87 TR | Aalten | 1966 |
| Oranjelaan 7 TR | Aalten | 1940 |
| Orion 31 TR | Aalten | 1971 |
| Piet Heinstraat 46 TR | Aalten | 1927 |
| Prinsenstraat 31 TR | Aalten | 1966 |
| Ringweg 19 TR | Aalten | 1952 |
| Rondweg Zuid 1 TR | Aalten | 2011 |
| Stationsstraat 8 TR | Aalten | 1974 |
| ’t Slaa 31 TR | Aalten | 1990 |
| Tramstraat 1 TR | Aalten | 1968 |
| Tubantenstraat 2 TR | Aalten | 1971 |
| Varsseveldsestraatweg 82 TR | Aalten | 1965 |
| Vierde Broekdijk 19 TR | Aalten | 1997 |
| Vlierbeslaan 22 TR | Aalten | 1979 |
| Vondelstraat 11 TR | Aalten | 1968 |
| Barloseweg 6 TR | Barlo | 1977 |
| Lichtenvoordsestraatweg 83 TR | Barlo | 1934 |
| ’t Villeken 9 TR | Barlo | 1952 |
| Bekendijk 12 TR | Bredevoort | 2011 |
| Izermanstraat 2 TR | Bredevoort | 1972 |
| Kleine Gracht 1 TR | Bredevoort | 1950 |
| Landstraat 1 TR | Bredevoort | 1952 |
| Prins Mauritsstraat 13 TR | Bredevoort | 1925 |
| Stadsbroek 71 TR | Bredevoort | 1994 |
| Boterdijk 7 TR | Dale | 1970 |
| Romienendiek 7 TR | Dale | 2018 |
| Buninkdijk 4 | Haart | 1967 |
| Griesdijk 2 | Heurne | 1960 |
| Hondorpweg 7 TR | Heurne | 1967 |
| Dinxperlosestraatweg 102 TR | IJzerlo | 1966 |
| Dinxperlosestraatweg 122 | IJzerlo | 1970 |
| Klokkemakersweg bij 1 | IJzerlo | 1980 |
| Kruisdijk 35 TR | IJzerlo | 1940 |
| Gendringseweg 4 | Lintelo | 1980 |
| Gendringseweg 23 TR | Lintelo | 1950 |
| Heuvelweg 1 TR | Lintelo | 1933 |
| Kolenbroekweg 1 | Lintelo | 1950 |
| Schooldijk 7 TR | Lintelo | 1950 |
| Sondernweg 21 TR | Lintelo | 1952 |
| Varsseveldsestraatweg 126 TR | Lintelo | 1931 |
| Brussendijk 2 TR | De Heurne | 1939 |
| Caspersstraat 10 TR | De Heurne | 1965 |
| Giebinkslat 6 TR | De Heurne | 1966 |
| Lage Heurnseweg 29 TR | De Heurne | 1980 |
| Aaldersbeeklaan 53 TR | Dinxperlo | 1970 |
| Aaldershuuslaan 2 TR | Dinxperlo | 1972 |
| Aaldershuuslaan 56 TR | Dinxperlo | 2011 |
| Aaltenseweg 61 TR | Dinxperlo | 1973 |
| Alfred Mozerhof 7 TR | Dinxperlo | 1966 |
| Anholtseweg 6 TR | Dinxperlo | 1952 |
| Anholtseweg 38 TR | Dinxperlo | 1993 |
| Beggelderdijk 16 TR | Dinxperlo | 2011 |
| Bernard IJzerdraatstraat 30 TR | Dinxperlo | 1973 |
| De Klumpender 10 TR | Dinxperlo | 1982 |
| De Maten 9 TR | Dinxperlo | 1979 |
| De Ruiterij 20 TR | Dinxperlo | 1975 |
| Ds. van Dijkstraat 15 TR | Dinxperlo | 1968 |
| Europastraat 2 TR | Dinxperlo | 1971 |
| Helmkamp 25 TR | Dinxperlo | 1988 |
| Het Slat 5 TR | Dinxperlo | 1966 |
| Hogestraat 32 TR | Dinxperlo | 1950 |
| Industriestraat 1 TR | Dinxperlo | 1951 |
| Industriestraat 3 TR | Dinxperlo | 1958 |
| Industriestraat 8 TR | Dinxperlo | 1957 |
| Industriestraat 12 TR | Dinxperlo | 1978 |
| Julianastraat 43 TR | Dinxperlo | 1966 |
| Keminksweide 68 TR | Dinxperlo | 1972 |
| Kerkhofplein 3 TR | Dinxperlo | 1939 |
| Keupenstraat 17 TR | Dinxperlo | 1972 |
| Meniststraat 7 TR | Dinxperlo | 1971 |
| Nassaustraat 20 TR | Dinxperlo | 1970 |
| Nieuwstraat 8 TR | Dinxperlo | 1980 |
| Nieuwstraat 52 TR | Dinxperlo | 1979 |
| Terborgseweg 94 TR | Dinxperlo | 1970 |
| Welinkweg 39 TR | Dinxperlo | 1957 |
| Weversstraat 3 TR | Dinxperlo | 1939 |
