Asten, Netherlands

Asten
Huize Bartholomeus, Asten
Huize Bartholomeus, Asten
Flag of Asten
Coat of arms of Asten
Highlighted position of Asten in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°24′N 5°45′E / 51.400°N 5.750°E / 51.400; 5.750
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAnke van Extel-van Katwijk (CDA)
Area
 • Total
71.34 km2 (27.54 sq mi)
 • Land70.17 km2 (27.09 sq mi)
 • Water1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
16,817
 • Density240/km2 (600/sq mi)
DemonymAstenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5720–5725
Area code0493
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 5721GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105