Asschat

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'''Asschat''' is a hamlet in the municipality Leusden, in the Dutch province of Utrecht.

The hamlet is separated from the village of Leusden in the west by the Valleikanaal canal, and it borders the hamlet Snorrenhoef in the east. The name Asschat (1696) derives from ''af-schede, afscheiding'': partition, indicating an old border.<ref>Berkel en Samplonius: Het Plaatsnamenboek, Unieboek Houten, 1989, {{ISBN|90-269-4321-0}} (in Dutch)</ref>

Asschat is not a statistical entity,<ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=28 March 2022|quote=not found}}</ref> and the postal authorities have placed it under Leusden.<ref name="post">{{cite web|url=https://postcodebijadres.nl/3831 |title=Postcode 3831 in Leusden |website=Postcode bij adres |access-date=28 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> It used to have place name signs, however they have been removed. In 1840, Asschat was home to 172 people. At the outbreak of World War II, it was the scene of heavy fighting. All the farms were set on fire to slow the German advance. The animals were set free, but some returned to their farm. Nowadays, it consists of about 20 houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/asschat |title=Asschat |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=28 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

The family ''Scholten van Aschat'' is named after the hamlet.

== Gallery == <gallery> File:Grebbelinie Leusden R009-P.JPG|World War II bunker in Asschat File:Stuw asschat Leusden.jpg|Weir and mini hydroelectric plant in Asschat </gallery>

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Category:Populated places in Utrecht (province) Category:Leusden