Asperen

Asperen is a small city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km (6 miles) east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. It received city rights in 1313.

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Settlement.name: Asperen
Settlement.settlement_type: Small city
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Asperen.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Tower of the Protestant church in Asperen
Settlement.image_flag: The_newest_flag_of_Asperen.png
Settlement.image_shield: Asperen wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieLingewaal.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Lingewaal - Asperen.png -->
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Asperen in the former municipality of Lingewaal
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Gelderland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gelderland

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Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Located in: South Holland
Population: 864
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Asperen.jpg

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Commons category: Asperen
postal code: 4147
P8168: Colotis evenina

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== History == In Roman times Asperen was the location of the Roman settlement Caspingium. The name Asperen was first used in 893. The etymology is unknown. Asperen was an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Linge River. It received city rights in 1313, and city walls and a circular canal around the city were constructed, however the city never developed. Part of the city wall and the Waterpoort, a city gate, have remained. Asperen Castle was destroyed by the French in 1672.

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