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Aalst Kerrebroek Railway Station (born 1966), Dutch computer scientist
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Aalst may refer to: * Aalst, Belgium, a city and municipality in Belgium * Aalst, Buren, a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland * Aalst, North Brabant, a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North-Brabant * Aalst, Zaltbommel, a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland * ''Aalst'' (play), by Pol Heyvaert People with the name * Everard Aalst (1602–1657), Dutch painter * Roy van Aalst (born 1983), Dutch politician * Wil van der Aalst Willibrordus Martinus Pancratius van der Aalst (born 29 January 1966) is a Dutch computer scientist and full professor at RWTH Aachen University, leading the Process and Data Science (PADS) group. His research and teaching interests include i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalst, Belgium
Aalst (; french: Alost, ; Brabantian dialect, Brabantian: ''Oilsjt'') is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality on the Dender River, northwest from Brussels in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken. Aalst is crossed by the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in Aalst and Hofstade. The current mayor of Aalst is Christoph D'Haese, from the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, New-Flemish Alliance party. The town has a long-standing (folkloric) feud with Dendermonde (north along the river), which dates from the Middle Ages. History The first historical records on Aalst date from the 9th century, when it was described as the ''villa Alost'', a dependency of the Abbey of Lobbes. During the Middle Ages, a town and port grew at this strategic point, where the road from Bruges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalst, Buren
Aalst is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 10 km southwest of Wageningen. Between 1811 and 1998, Aalst belonged to the municipality of Lienden. In the middle of the 19th century, the population of Aalst was 150; there was a nice mansion called "Kolvenschoten" located here. It was first mentioned around 1400 as Aelst. The etymology is unclear. The postal authorities have placed it under Lienden Lienden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km south of Veenendaal. Lienden was a separate municipality until 1999, when it was merged with Buren. History It was fi .... In 1840, it was home to 205 people. Gallery File:Lienden - Burgemeester Houtkoperweg 23 Boerderij.JPG, Farm in Aalst File:Lienden - Burgemeester Houtkoperweg 18 Boerderij.JPG, Farm in Aalst References Populated places in Gelderland Buren {{Gelderla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalst, North Brabant
Aalst is a village located 6 km south of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on the Tongelreep stream and the road to Valkenswaard. It was an independent municipality until 1923, when it merged with the municipality of Waalre. Aalst experienced rapid growth during the 1970s and 1980s as housing estates were built in the Ekenrooi area, which served as an overflow area for Eindhoven. Despite this development the area remains very green and pleasant with large stretches of managed forest and heathland. Notable places include 'De hut van Mie Pils', a cafe and restaurant located in the wooded area in the east of the municipality. In September 1944, Aalst saw the British XXX Corps pass along the main road from Valkenswaard to Eindhoven as part of Operation Market Garden. The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, one of the many southern dialects of Dutch).Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, Economy In recent decades, Aalst has developed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalst, Zaltbommel
Aalst ːɫstis a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 12 km southeast of Gorinchem. For a short while, Aalst was a separate municipality. In 1818, it became a part of the municipality of Poederoijen. According to the historian Van der Aa, there used to be an old castle here, but only a few remnants were left in the middle of the 19th century. It was first mentioned in 850 as "Halosta". Baldericus donated some pieces of land to the Benedictine monastery called Laurisheim. The etymology is unclear. Aalst developed into a stretched out ''esdorp __NOTOC__ An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...''. Part of the Protestant church dates from the 12th century. In 1840, it was home to 481 people. Gallery File: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalst (play)
''Aalst'' is a play by the Belgian stage director Pol Heyvaert. Based on real-life events that took place in the town of Aalst in 1999, the play recounts the murder of two children by their parents. It was originally performed in 2005 by the Ghent-based theatre company Victoria. Since then, it has toured extensively in Europe and in Canada. The background In January 1999, in the suburban Belgian town of Aalst, Luc de Winne and Maggie Strobbe checked into a hotel room with their two children, a boy aged seven and an infant girl of three months. They killed the daughter by suffocating her with a pillow, and the son by stabbing him with a pair of scissors. They were subsequently arrested, tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case caused a sensation in Belgium and was the subject of massive coverage in the press and media. The play In 2005, Pol Heyvaert, a veteran stage designer who had a long-standing relationship with the Victoria theatre company, gave the story dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everard Aalst
Evert van Aelst, sometimes known as Everard Aalst, (1602 in Delft – 19 February 1657 in Delft) was a Dutch still life painter. Van Aelst was the uncle and teacher of Willem van Aelst. Both were famous for their still life paintings of game, fish, vases, etc. He was influenced by Pieter Claesz. According to Houbraken, he spent four years in France and seven in Italy.Evert en Willen van Aelst biography in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the |
Roy Van Aalst
R. R. "Roy" van Aalst (; born 28 March 1983) is a Dutch politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the Party for Freedom since 23 March 2017 and a member of the States of Overijssel since March 2015. Van Aalst is married, has three children, and lives in Hengelo Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service. Popu .... (in Dutch), '' Party for Freedom Overijssel''. Retrieved 15 April 2017. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
