Small city in Gelderland, Netherlands
Asperen
Asperen is a small city in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. It received city rights in 1313.
How locals move
Getting around Asperen the local way
- Get aroundThe region is easily explored by the various river ferries and 'water taxi' (Veerdienst Gorinchem).
- Get around{{listing | name | url | address 51.826315 | long | phone | fax | price 2016-07-05 | content= The company provides a local ferry services between Gorinchem, Woudrichem and the village of Sleeuwijk.
- Get aroundThey also provide water taxi services in the area.
- Go next{{go | name Loevestein castle | url | address 51.816415 | long out of the city reachable by ferry | phone | fax Oct-Apr: Sa Su 11:00–17:00; May Jun Sep: Tu-Su 11:00–17:00; Jul-Aug: daily 11:00–17:00 | price=€12.50 | lastedit=2016-06-07 | content=Medieval castle on the other shore of the Merwede.
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