Achthoven | |
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Hamlet | |
![]() House De Witte Swaen in Achthoven | |
Coordinates: 52°3′33″N 4°59′39″E / 52.05917°N 4.99417°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Montfoort |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 3417
[1] |
Dialing code | 0348 [1] |
Achthoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort, and lies about 6 km northwest of IJsselstein. [2] Between 1818 and 1857, Achthoven was a separate municipality; it merged with Linschoten in 1857. [3]
Achthoven is sometimes divided into two hamlets: Achthoven-West and Achthoven-Oost. [2]
It was first mentioned in 1306 as "van dien achtehoeven", and means "eight parcels of land". [4] Achthoven is not a statistical entity, [5] and the postal authorities have placed it under Montfoort. [1] It has place name sign, however they read Montfoort. In 1840, it was home to 105 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses. [6]
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Achthoven | |
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Hamlet | |
![]() House De Witte Swaen in Achthoven | |
Coordinates: 52°3′33″N 4°59′39″E / 52.05917°N 4.99417°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Montfoort |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 3417
[1] |
Dialing code | 0348 [1] |
Achthoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort, and lies about 6 km northwest of IJsselstein. [2] Between 1818 and 1857, Achthoven was a separate municipality; it merged with Linschoten in 1857. [3]
Achthoven is sometimes divided into two hamlets: Achthoven-West and Achthoven-Oost. [2]
It was first mentioned in 1306 as "van dien achtehoeven", and means "eight parcels of land". [4] Achthoven is not a statistical entity, [5] and the postal authorities have placed it under Montfoort. [1] It has place name sign, however they read Montfoort. In 1840, it was home to 105 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses. [6]
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