Thanks to Uncle Jan
Even before the war, Jewish people from Germany were welcomed here. And when the war really broke out in 1940, Aalten's population grew even faster. Disproportionately fast even. Because while in the rest of the Netherlands an average of 5% of the population was in hiding, in Aalten the figure was four times as high: for every five inhabitants there is one person in hiding!

Anne Frank Freedom Tree
historical

Holocaust
historical

National Hiding Museum
audiospot

British casualties and local heroes
historical

Monument to the people in hiding

Memorial stall

Route Aalten
Length: 4.41 km
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Route Aalten
Length: 1.56 km
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Route Aalten
Length: 1.09 km
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