Asperg (German pronunciation: [ˈaspɛʁk]) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Asperg
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Location of Asperg within Ludwigsburg district
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Coordinates: 48°54′N 9°8′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Area
• Total	5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,559
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	71673–71679
Dialling codes	07141
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.asperg.de

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Asperg was established by the County Palatine of Tübingen, whose ruling house had a cadet named Asperg, around a preexisting castle. The town and castle were sold to the County of Württemberg in 1308, who granted Asperg town rights. In 1510, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg gave Asperg Tübingen's town charter, and the town retained it until 1715.^[2]

The city (Stadt) of Asperg covers 5.38 square kilometers (2.08 sq mi) of the district of Ludwigsburg, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Asperg is physically located in the basin [de] of the Neckar river. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of 241 meters (791 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a high of 352 meters (1,155 ft) NN.^[2]

Asperg has one borough, Asperg, and six villages: Altach, Hohenasperg, Lehenfeld, Osterholz, Schöckinger, and Silberhälden. The abandoned village of Weihenberg is also located in the municipal area.^[2]

The name of physician Hans Asperger indicates his having had a family connection to Asperg, though the man himself was born and lived in Austria. Thus, the well-known Asperger syndrome is indirectly named for the city.^{[citation needed]}