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==History== {{unreferenced section|date=February 2017}} Asse (formerly spelt "Assche") was probably inhabited by the [[Celts|Celtic]] tribe of the [[Nervii]]. The name itself probably comes from a pre-Celtic word meaning "water" (cf Esch-, Es- and Axe- prefixes elsewhere in Europe). It was probably inhabited from an early date; stone tools have been found in various locations. The fertility of the soil and the relief which rises above the wetter plains of present-day Flanders would also suggest that his would have been an early area of settlement. From the middle of the first century, a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] military road connected it to the capital of the Roman province of [[Nervii]] in [[Bavay]] (Bagacum Nerviorum). It continued northwards as far as the naval port at present-day [[Rumst]], with various side roads to the East and West. It is possible that there was a Roman military camp to the south west of the present town centre in what is now known as "borgstad", though its role has not been clearly proven.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} What is sure is that Asse grew to be a substantial settlement or vicus at an, at least locally, important road junction. Though no Roman buildings are extant there have been frequent archaeological finds including in 2007 a pottery and in 2008 a section of a (perhaps intra-urban) Roman road.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} It is possible that there was local cult of [[Epona]] as a large number of [[clay]] [[horse]] [[figurine]]s, presumably [[votive]] offerings, have been found. It is presumed that the [[Germanic language]], which evolved into present-day [[Dutch language|Dutch]], was introduced during the [[Franks|Frankish]] invasions in the late fourth and fifth centuries. Place-name study would at least suggest that but there are no extant written sources.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} During the [[Carolingian]] period Asse was part of the region [[Pagus of Brabant|(gouw)]] of [[Brabant (landgraviate)|Brabant]]. During the period of the [[Viking]] invasions it would seem that there was a relatively important fortified site (see the [[Vita Berlindis]]) in Asse. From 1085 or 1086 Asse was part of the Duchy of Brabant under the Dukes of [[Leuven]]. The local vassal of the Duke was known as the "Heer van Asse" (i.e. the Lord of Asse) who was the Duke's hereditary standard bearer. Asse was situated on the cross roads of both north–south as well as east–west trade routes, having a fertile, easily cultivated and well-drained soil. It therefore grew to be a regionally important centre and a relatively important military-strategic one. Asse has often been the subject of military campaigns and has been recorded as having been burnt down several times.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} === Ancien Régime === The St Martins church gained some local fame as a centre of pilgrimage connected to the miraculous blossoming of a tree in which a Host had been hidden and the equally miraculous appearance of a cross – the Miracles of the Holy Cross. During this period much of the power was inherited by the descendants of [[John II of Cottereau, Baron of Jauche|John II of Cottereau, Lord of Assche]], he placed some important coloured windows<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://balat.kikirpa.be/object/1584|title=Calvarie|website=BALaT KIK-IRPA}}</ref> in the church and was buried there. His descendants today still are family of the current [[Marquess of Assche]]. In continuation of its role as seat of an important judicial court under the [[Ancien Régime]], Asse was made capital of a canton during the [[French Revolutionary]] and Napoleonic Period.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Lacking any mineral resources, and being far from any navigable watercourses and being in close proximity to other larger centres such as [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], [[Dendermonde]] and [[Brussels]], Asse never developed into an important commercial, political or industrial centre but remained a locally important market town. There was some [[Beer brewing|brewing]] and marketing of the local [[Hops|hop]] production.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} It is now a [[commuting]] town for [[Brussels]] with a number of [[light industrial]] and commercial activities.
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