About the town » Asperen, West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Asperen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 10 km east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. It received city rights in 1313. In Roman times Asperen was the location of the Roman settlement Caspingium from which it takes its name. In 2001, the village of Asperen had 2932 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.72 km², and contained 1087 residences. 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. Until 1986, Asperen was a separate municipality; until that year, it was located in the province of South Holland. Dirk Willems was a notable resident, as a sixteenth century martyred Anabaptist. A number of family surnames and variations originate from this place name, such as Van Asperen, Asperenn, Asperenns, Asperens, Asperene, Asperenes, Asper, Asperren, Aspperen and Aspperens.