Achterwijk

Achterwijk is in Drenthe, Northern Netherlands. Achterwijk is situated nearby to the village Odoornerveen, as well as near Schoonoord.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ellert en Brammert and Papeloze Kerk.

Ellert en Brammert

Museum

Photo: Tim Strater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ellert en Brammert is an open-air museum in Schoonoord expositing the way people lived in Drenthe at the time of the peat digging. It was named after a myth about the two giants Ellert and Brammert who prowled around the Ellertsveld. Ellert en Brammert is situated 3 km west of Achterwijk.

Papeloze Kerk

Archaeological site

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Papeloze Kerk is a restored megalithic tomb near Schoonoord in the Netherlands. Papeloze Kerk is situated 3 km southwest of Achterwijk.

Poolshoogte

Scenic viewpoint

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Poolshoogte is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Achterwijk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odoornerveen and Schoonoord.

Odoornerveen

Village

Odoornerveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 12 km northwest of Emmen.

Schoonoord

Village

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Schoonoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It has an altitude of about 20 meters. The population was 2,219 with 970 households in 2004. Schoonoord is situated 2½ km west of Achterwijk.

Kibbelveen

Hamlet

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Kibbelveen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. Kibbelveen is a statistical entity, but the postal authorities have placed it under Schoonoord. Kibbelveen is situated 3 km south of Achterwijk.

Achterwijk

Type: Body of water
Location: Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.84606° or 52° 50′ 46″ north

Longitude

6.79439° or 6° 47′ 40″ east

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

9F48RQWV+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 109837112

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2759989

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