Overasselt
Overasselt | |
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Village | |
 St. Antonius Abtkerk | |
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  Overasselt Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands  Overasselt Overasselt (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′35″N 5°47′15″E / 51.75972°N 5.78750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Heumen |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,270 |
| • Density | 262/km2 (678/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6611[1] |
| Dialing code | 024 |
Overasselt (Dutch pronunciation: [oːvərˈʔɑsəlt, -ˈrɑsəlt]) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Heumen.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Asle, and means "upper open forest with ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trees". "Over" (upper) has been added to distinguish it from Nederasselt.[3] Overasselt developed in the Early Middle Ages on a ridge. The village used to be concentrated around the former Dutch Reformed church.[4]
The former Dutch Reformed church was built in 1710 using material from its 15th-century predecessor. The Catholic St. Antonius Abt Church was built 1891. Near the village are the ruins of St. Walrick, a 15th-century Benedictine priory which used to belong to the Abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[4]
Overasselt was home to 146 people in 1840.[5] Overasselt was a separate municipality until 1 July 1980, when it was merged with Heumen.[6]
A shootout occurred in Overasselt on September 1, 2026, when police came under fire after responding to reports of armed men wearing balaclavas approaching a house in the village at 4 a.m. A 51-year-old security guard was killed in the shooting, and two police officers were injured. Thirty-five people were arrested by Dutch police in the days following the shooting, including Dutch, Belgian, French, and Algerian nationals. The shootout is reportedly linked to the illegal drug trade.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Alexander Kops (born 1984), Dutch politician
Gallery
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Overasselt, view to the village
Overasselt, church: Sint Antonius Abtkerk
Overasselt, windmill: molen Zeldenrust![Ruins of St. Walrick [nl]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Overasselt_-_St._Walrickkapelruines_-_2005_-_panoramio_-_StevenL_%281%29.jpg/120px-Overasselt_-_St._Walrickkapelruines_-_2005_-_panoramio_-_StevenL_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
![Ruins of St. Walrick [nl]](/everything/wiki/File:Overasselt_-_St._Walrickkapelruines_-_2005_-_panoramio_-_StevenL_(1).jpg)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
three entries
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6611AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ↑ "Overasselt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Overasselt" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - ↑ "Overasselt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.[dead link]
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ↑ France-Presse, Agence (1 September 2026). "Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
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