Asten

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Asten
Location of Asten
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Area (2006)
 - Municipality 71.38 km²  (27.6 sq mi)
 - Land 70.34 km² (27.2 sq mi)
 - Water 1.05 km² (0.4 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Municipality 16,360
 - Density 233/km² (603.5/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.

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[edit] Famous people from Asten

  • The Dutch TV host and former Twenty 4 Seven vocalist Nance was born here.
  • Vivian Jansen - 5th in the Miss Universe competition in 1992.


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Coordinates: 51°24′N, 5°45′E