Achterveld
Achterveld is a rural area located in the eastern Netherlands, in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. It is the site of one of the few remaining wet heaths in the Netherlands, which is protected as a nature reserve.- Type: Heath
- Description: rural area in Gelderland, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Achterveld, Gelderland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Needse Berg.
Needse Berg
Peak
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Needse Berg is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Achterveld.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rietmolen and Hengevelde.
Rietmolen
Village
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Rietmolen is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. It was first mentioned in the 1630s as Rytmuelerbrugh, and means "windmill along a stream". Rietmolen is situated 3½ km southeast of Achterveld.
Hengevelde
Village
Hengevelde is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente. Until 2011 it was in Ambt Delden. Hengevelde is situated 3½ km north of Achterveld.
Neede
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005 the municipality of Neede merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland. Neede is situated 4 km southwest of Achterveld.
Achterveld
- Category: rural area
- Location: Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“Achterveld” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Achterveld”
- Cebuano: “Achterveld”
- Dutch: “Achterveld”
- French: “Achterveld”
- German: “Achterveld”
- “Achterveld”
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