| Aalten | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Aalten in a municipal map of Gelderland |
| Coordinates: | 51.9333°N 41°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands#Europe |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | CU |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Anton Stapelkamp |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 31 |
| Elevation Max Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation Max M: | 41 |
| Population Demonym: | Aaltenaar |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 7090–7095, 7120–7126 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0315, 0543 |
Aalten (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈaːltə(n)/) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The former municipalities of Bredevoort (1818) and Dinxperlo (2005) have been merged with Aalten.
Notable inhabitants of Aalten include Angus Young, guitarist of the Australian rock band AC/DC, and Robert Gesink, a professional road bicycle racer. During World War II, 51 of Aalten's 85 Jews were hidden by local non-Jews, and thereby survived the war.[4] According to the War and Resistance Museum in Aalten, the village had the highest number of people in hiding during World War II. The village of approximately 13,000 residents hid some 2,500 people.[5]
Aalten railway station serves Aalten and the surrounding area. There is a half-hourly service between Arnhem and Winterswijk, which stops at this station. Arnhem railway station has services to Amsterdam, Amsterdam Airport, Utrecht, Nijmegen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Tilburg and to cities in Germany.
Aalten also has an hourly bus service to Ruurlo and to Zelhem.