Achttienhoven, South Holland

Hamlet in South Holland, Netherlands
52°8′48″N 4°51′25″E / 52.14667°N 4.85694°E / 52.14667; 4.85694CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityNieuwkoopPopulation
 • Total140Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Achttienhoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 7 km north of Woerden.

The statistical area "Achttienhoven", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 130.[1]

Between 1817 and 1855, Achttienhoven was a separate municipality, sometimes called "Achttienhoven en de Bosch".[2]

The nature reserve De Haeck lies northwest of the hamlet.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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