Aalst is a

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in the

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province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Buren Buren () is a town and municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands. Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022. Geography Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of Betuwe, a ...

, and lies about 10 km southwest of

Wageningen Wageningen () is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of in , of which many ...

. Between 1811 and 1998, Aalst belonged to the municipality of

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 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

. 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 {{Gelderland-geo-stub