Asch is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is a part of the
municipality
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of
Buren
Buren () is a town and municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands.
Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022.
Geography
Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of Betuwe, a ...
, and lies about 9 km northwest of
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
.
It was first mentioned in 889 as Alke. The etymology is unclear.
In 1335, there was a chapel in Asch. Around 1518, a church was built. In 1820, Asch was flooded, and the church was abandoned in favour of neighbouring Buren. In 1823, the tower was demolished, and the church was turned into a shelter for high water. In 1839, a new church constructed. In 1840, it was home to 1840 people.
Gallery
File:N-H St.Catharina-kerk Asch.jpg , St. Catharina Church
File:In Asch op de Kerkstraat lekker in het zonnetje.jpg, Village house
File:Asch Boerderij Kerkstraat 7.jpg, Farm in Asch
File:Dorpsboerderij in Asch in de gemeente Buren in de Betuwe. Gelderland.jpg, Farm in Asch
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Buren
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