Achttienhoven, South Holland

Achttienhoven
Achttienhoven
Hamlet
	The hamlet (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Achttienhoven in the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
	Coordinates: 52°8′48″N 4°51′25″E / 52.14667°N 4.85694°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Nieuwkoop
Population
• Total	140
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Achttienhoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 7 km north of Woerden.

The statistical area "Achttienhoven", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 130.^[1]

Between 1817 and 1855, Achttienhoven was a separate municipality, sometimes called "Achttienhoven en de Bosch".^[2]

The nature reserve De Haeck lies northwest of the hamlet.

References

^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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[CBS2-1] Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.

[2] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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