| Overasselt | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Heumen |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.67 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,270 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6611 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 024 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7597°N 5.7875°W |
Overasselt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Heumen.
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 between 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.
The famous Josephine Baker had a performance at 4 and 5 December 1944 in Cafe Van Lin. Proof of this suggested show was found in 2019 in the form off a play list together with a hotel voucher and a little copybook.[6]