Asch (Netherlands)

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Asch in the municipality of Buren.

Asch is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km northwest of Tiel.

In 2001, the town of Asch had 176 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.048 km², and contained 71 residences.[1] The statistical area "Asch", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 400.[2]

According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa[3], Asch was founded before 1405. In World War 2, an Allied forward air base was at Asch. This base was attacked unsuccessfully in Operation Bodenplatte.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format. Areas "Asch" and "Verspreide huizen Asch".
  3. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 1 (A), 1839.


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Coordinates: 51°55′51″N 5°18′40″E / 51.93083, 5.31111