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

The name Asschat (1696) derives from af-schede, afscheiding: partition, indicating an old border.

[2] Asschat is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Leusden.

At the outbreak of World War II, it was the scene of heavy fighting.

[4] The family Scholten van Aschat is named after the hamlet.