Achthoven
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. Between 1818 and 1857, Achthoven was a separate municipality; it merged with Linschoten in 1857.Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Montfoort, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Achthoven, Montfoort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kasteel Montfoort and Nijeveld.
Kasteel Montfoort
Castle
Nijeveld
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nijeveld is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Achthoven.
Grote of Sint-Janskerk
Church
Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grote of Sint-Janskerk is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Achthoven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heeswijk and Blokland.
Heeswijk
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heeswijk is a village in the central Netherlands. It is located in Montfoort, Utrecht, about 6 km northwest of IJsselstein. The village is first mentioned in 1204 as Hesewic, and means "settlement near shrubbery".
Blokland
Hamlet
Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl.
Blokland is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort, and lies about 1 km southeast of that city, and 6 km west of IJsselstein.
Reijerscop
Hamlet
Reijerscop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 12 km west of Utrecht. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Reynerscoep, and means "concession of Reyner ". Reijerscop is situated 2½ km northwest of Achthoven.
Achthoven
- Categories: buurtschap, municipality of the Netherlands, and locality
- Location: Montfoort Municipality, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.05687° or 52° 3′ 25″ northLongitude
4.99068° or 4° 59′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9F463X4R+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 7188616569OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q2079897
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Achthoven” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Achthoven”
- Catalan: “Achthoven”
- Chinese: “Achthoven”
- Dutch: “Achthoven (Montfoort)”
- Dutch: “Achthoven”
- Esperanto: “Achthoven”
- French: “Achthoven”
- German: “Achthoven”
- Irish: “Achthoven”
- Luxembourgish: “Achthoven”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Achthoven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Achthoven”
- Persian: “آختهوفن، اوترخت”
- Persian: “اکتون، اترچت”
- Portuguese: “Achthoven”
- Turkish: “Achthoven”
- Ukrainian: “Ахтговен”
- “Achthoven”
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