Asten, Netherlands

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Asten, Netherlands - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 51°24′N 5°45′E / 51.400°N 5.750°E

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Asten
Municipality
Huize Bartholomeus, Asten
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°24′N 5°45′E / 51.400°N 5.750°E / 51.400; 5.750
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government ^[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Anke van Extel-van Katwijk (CDA)
Area ^[2]
• Total	71.34 km² (27.54 sq mi)
• Land	70.17 km² (27.09 sq mi)
• Water	1.17 km² (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation ^[3]	27 m (89 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[4]
• Total	16,817
• Density	240/km² (600/sq mi)
Demonym	Astenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5720–5725
Area code	0493
Website	www.asten.nl

Asten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑstə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in southern Netherlands.

It is home to the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry and also a carillon museum.

The spoken language is Peellands, an East Brabantian dialect.^[5]

Population centres

Asten
Heusden
Ommel

History

Asten has a rich history going back to the Roman period. In the swamp of the village's national park 'De Peel' an ancient Roman centurion helmet was found. Silhouets of Hunter-Gatherer and Agricultural societies were also found in the area. The village has a castle dating back to the 12th century, at the south of the current village. It has also given its name to the village: "Aa-Stein", or "stone building on the river Aa". A second stone-built fortified building was suspected at the north, at the site of the current Slotweg ("castle road") to be precise. Some stone fragments have been excavated, although no conclusive evidence of a fortified building has been produced here. The village was pillaged and burnt twice in the 17th century, by Austrian and Swedish army troops.

Topography

*Topographic map of Asten (municipality), June 2015*

Notable residents

Driekske van Bussel (1868 in Asten – 1951) an archer, gold medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Piet Raijmakers (born 1956 in Asten) a Dutch equestrian, gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Jan Verschuren (born 1962 in Asten) a Dutch organist
Martin Koolhoven (born 1969) a Dutch film director and screenwriter ^[6]
Nancy Coolen (born 1973 in Asten) known as Nance, is a Dutch TV host and former singer for Twenty 4 Seven
Bart Claessen (born 1980 in Asten) a Dutch Trance music DJ

Gallery

Heilige Maria Presentatiekerk
Villa En Klooster Van De Missiezusters Franciscanessen Van De He, Asten
Wilhelminastraat, Asten
Julianastraat, Asten

References

^ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Asten. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 5721GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
^ IMDb Database retrieved 22 October 2019

External links

Media related to Asten, Netherlands at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Website National Carillon-museum

Places adjacent to Asten, Netherlands

Asten

v t e Municipalities of North Brabant
Alphen-Chaam Altena Asten Baarle-Nassau Bergeijk Bergen op Zoom Bernheze Best Bladel Boekel Boxtel Breda Cranendonck Deurne Dongen Drimmelen Eersel Eindhoven Etten-Leur Geertruidenberg Geldrop-Mierlo Gemert-Bakel Gilze en Rijen Goirle Halderberge Heeze-Leende Helmond 's-Hertogenbosch Heusden Hilvarenbeek Laarbeek Land van Cuijk Loon op Zand Maashorst Meierijstad Moerdijk Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten Oirschot Oisterwijk Oosterhout Oss Reusel-De Mierden Roosendaal Rucphen Sint-Michielsgestel Someren Son en Breugel Steenbergen Tilburg Valkenswaard Veldhoven Vught Waalre Waalwijk Woensdrecht Zundert
See also Netherlands Provinces Municipalities

Categories:

Hidden categories:

Authority control databases
National	Czech Republic
Geographic	MusicBrainz area