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| The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Asperen in the municipality of Lingewaal. |
Asperen () is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 10 km east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. Lingewaal is a Municipality in the middle of the Netherlands. Gorinchem ( also called Gorkum ( is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. For the WWII war hero see Martin Linge. For the boat designer see Jan Herman Linge. It received city rights in 1313. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries.
In 2001, the village of Asperen had 2932 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0. 72 km², and contained 1087 residences. [1]
The statistical area "Asperen", which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3060. [2]
Until 1986, Asperen was a separate municipality; until that year, it was located in the province of South Holland. South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. [3]