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{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Asten
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline           = Huize Bartholomeus, Koningsplein 1, Asten.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Huize Bartholomeus, Asten
| image_flag              = Flag of Asten.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Asten wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
<!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0743 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Asten in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|24|N|5|45|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Brabant]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url=https://www.asten.nl/bestuur/college-van-bw/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders.html 
 |title=College van burgemeester en wethouders 
 |trans-title=Board of mayor and aldermen 
 |language=nl 
 |publisher=Gemeente Asten 
 |access-date=25 April 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234018/https://www.asten.nl/bestuur/college-van-bw/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders.html 
 |archive-date=26 April 2014 
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Anke van Extel-van Katwijk (politician)|Anke van Extel-van Katwijk]]
<!-- Geographic information -->
| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Asten}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Asten}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Asten}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 5721GJ
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 25 April 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 27
| elevation_max_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_max_m         =
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| elevation_min_m         =
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Asten}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Asten}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Astenaar
<!-- Other information -->
| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5720–5725
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0493
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.asten.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}

'''Asten''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɑstə(n)|-|173 Asten.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|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 [[Meierij|Peelland]]s, an [[East Brabantian]] dialect.<ref>Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, {{ISBN|9012090105}}</ref>

== Population centres ==
* Asten
* [[Heusden, 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 ==
[[Image:gem-Asten-OpenTopo.jpg|455px|thumb|left|''Topographic map of Asten (municipality), June 2015'']]
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== 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 <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465551/  IMDb Database] retrieved 22 October 2019 </ref>
* [[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 ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Heilige Maria Presentatiekerk.JPG|Heilige Maria Presentatiekerk
File:Overzicht noord-west gevel binnenhof - Asten - 20344502 - RCE.jpg|Villa En Klooster Van De Missiezusters Franciscanessen Van De He, Asten
File:Wilhelminastraat 9, Asten.JPG|Wilhelminastraat, Asten
File:Julianastraat 2, Asten - erker.JPG|Julianastraat, Asten
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.asten.nl Official website]
*[http://www.carillon-museum.nl Website National Carillon-museum]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Asten
 | North     = [[Helmond]]
 | East      = [[Deurne, North Brabant|Deurne]]
 | Southeast = [[Peel en Maas]] ([[Limburg (Netherlands)|LI]])
 | South     = [[Nederweert]] ([[Limburg (Netherlands)|LI]])
 | West      = [[Someren]]
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Asten, Netherlands| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]