Aalten
municipality in the Netherlands
Aalten is a town and municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It lies in the Achterhoek region near the German border.
Aalten | |
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Municipality, town | |
 Town hall | |
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.svg) Location | |
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| Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°35′E / 51.933°N 6.583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Region | Achterhoek |
| 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) |
| Population (2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 27,011 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Aaltenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7091, 7095, 7121–7123, 7126 |
| Area code | 0315, 0543 |
| Website | www |
The former municipality of Bredevoort merged into Aalten in 1818 and that of Dinxperlo in 2005. Aalten village had about 17,400 inhabitants and Aalten municipality about 27,000 inhabitants in 2021.
Settlements change
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References change
- ↑ "Samenstelling college". Gemeente Aalten (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Postcodetool". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
