Achterwetering
Achterwetering is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 4 km northwest of Bilthoven. It was first mentioned in 1696 as De Achter Weteringe, and means behind the polder canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beukenburg and Hervormde kerk.
Ruigenhoek Fort
Fort
Photo: Kattenkruid, CC BY 3.0.
Ruigenhoek Fort is situated 3 km southwest of Achterwetering.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achttienhoven and Nieuwe-Wetering.
Achttienhoven
Hamlet
Achttienhoven is a former hamlet in the municipality of De Bilt, in the Netherlands. It is now considered to be part of the village of Westbroek. Achttienhoven used to be a heerlijkheid, until it became part of Westbroek in 1812.
Nieuwe-Wetering
Hamlet
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nieuwe-Wetering is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 3 km northwest of Bilthoven. It was first mentioned in 1846 as Nieuwe-Wetering, and means the new polder canal.
Maartensdijk
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Maartensdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 4 km north of Bilthoven.
Achterwetering
- Type: Hamlet with 65 residents
- Description: village in the Netherlands
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: De Bilt, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.1502° or 52° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
5.15402° or 5° 9′ 15″ eastPopulation
65Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F475523+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 45471473OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2759992Wikidata ID
Q2488988
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Achterwetering” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Achterwetering”
- Chinese: “Achterwetering”
- Dutch: “Achterwetering”
- French: “Achterwetering”
- Luxembourgish: “Achterwetering”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Achterwetering”
- Persian: “آخترویترینگ”
- Persian: “اکتروترینگ”
- Portuguese: “Achterwetering”
- Ukrainian: “Ахтерветерінг”
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