Asten
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For the municipality in Upper Austria, see Asten, Austria.
| Asten | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 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) | |
| - Total | 16,360 |
| - Density | 233/km² (603.5/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Asten (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
It is home to the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry and also a carillon museum.
[edit] Population centres
- Asten
- Heusden
- Ommel
[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.
[edit] External links
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