Aalden
Aalden is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.
History
Aalden developed in the Middle Ages on higher sand ground. The oldest part developed around a triangular village green without a church. It was first mentioned in 1332 as Alede. The etymology is unclear. Nowadays, it forms a single urban area with Zweeloo. In 1840, it was home to 116 people.
The Jantina Hellingmolen is a gristmill from 1891 and is still in service on a voluntary basis.
Gallery
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Protestant church -
Farms in Aalden -
House in Aalden -
Horses in the mist
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References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7854NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Aalden (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Aalden - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Aalden". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Jantina Hellingmolen". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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