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.
The statistical area "Aalst", which contains the hamlet Aalst, the farmland to the southwest, and the smaller hamlets Leutes and Hoogmeien, has a population of around 1060.
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.
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