Aalden is a village in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and it is part of the

Coevorden Coevorden (; nds-nl, Koevern) is a city and municipality in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands. During the 1998 municipal reorganisation in the province, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo, retaining its name. In ...

municipality in Drenthe.

History

Aalden developed in the Middle Ages on higher sand ground. The oldest part developed around a triangular

village green A village green is a common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for gathering cattle t ...

without a church. It was first mentioned in 1332 as Alede. The etymology is unclear. Nowadays, it forms a single urban area with

Zweeloo Zweeloo is a village in the municipality of Coevorden, located in the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands. Zweeloo was a separate municipality from 1819 to 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium ...

. In 1840, it was home to 116 people. The Jantina Hellingmolen is a

gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separat ...

from 1891 and is still in service on a voluntary basis.

Gallery

File:Aalden, Kerkstraat 16 - De Drieklank-2014-002.JPG, Protestant church File:Overzicht - Aalden - 20369896 - RCE.jpg, Farms in Aalden File:Overzicht van de voorgevel - Aalden - 20424969 - RCE.jpg, House in Aalden File:Horses in the mist (11343404096).jpg, Horses in the mist

References

Coevorden Populated places in Drenthe {{Drenthe-geo-stub