Achterbos
Achterbos is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, directly north of Vinkeveen. It was first mentioned in 1575 as Den afterbos, and means forest which is located backwards.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Achterbosch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nederlands Hervormde Kerk and Waverhoek.
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
Church
Photo: HenkButink, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk is a church.
Waverhoek
Nature reserve
Photo: Ronald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waverhoek is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Achterbos.
Fort in de Botshol
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort in de Botshol is situated 3½ km north of Achterbos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vinkeveen and Baambrugse Zuwe.
Vinkeveen
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vinkeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 18 km south of Amsterdam. Vinkeveen used to be a separate municipality.
Baambrugse Zuwe
Hamlet
Baambrugse Zuwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, northeast of Vinkeveen. The hamlet consists of one road, close to 4 km long, going straight through the lake area the Vinkeveense Plassen.
Waverveen
Village
Photo: DennisM, Public domain.
Waverveen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, 3 km west of Vinkeveen. Waverveen was a separate municipality until 1841, when it was merged with Vinkeveen to form the municipality of Vinkeveen en Waverveen.
Achterbos
- Categories: buurtschap and locality
- Location: De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.22028° or 52° 13′ 13″ northLongitude
4.93189° or 4° 55′ 55″ eastElevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)Network
rcnOpen location code
9F466WCJ+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1926899234OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2760047Wikidata ID
Q2471030
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Achterbos” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Achterbos”
- Chinese: “Achterbos”
- Dutch: “Achterbos”
- Luxembourgish: “Achterbos”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Achterbos”
- Persian: “آختربوس”
- Persian: “اکترباس”
- Ukrainian: “Ахтербос”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Achterbos”. Photo: Al1 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.