Asten, Netherlands

Asten
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 51°24′N 5°45′E / 51.4°N 5.75°E / 51.4; 5.75
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Area(2006)
• Total	71.38 km2 (27.56 sq mi)
• Land	70.34 km2 (27.16 sq mi)
• Water	1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
• Total	16,360
• Density	233/km2 (600/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Asten ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.

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

Population centres

• Asten
• Heusden
• Ommel

History

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

Famous people from Asten

• Frits de Bruin, Second World War resistance hero, butchered by the Germans in 1944
• Vivian Jansen, 5th in the Miss Universe competition in 1992
• Nance, TV host and former Twenty 4 Seven vocalist (born)
• Bart Claessen, Trance music DJ

External links

• Official Website
• Website National Carillon-museum

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Coordinates: 51°24′N 5°45′E / 51.4°N 5.75°E / 51.4; 5.75

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