Achttienhoven, South Holland

Hamlet in South Holland, Netherlands

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 / 52.14667; 4.85694
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

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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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