Achthoven, Utrecht

Achthoven
—  Hamlet  —
House De Witte Swaen in Achthoven
Achthoven in the municipality of Montfoort.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht (province)
Municipality Montfoort
Population
 • Total 170
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

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.[1] Between 1818 and 1857, Achthoven was a separate municipality; it merged with Linschoten in 1857.[2]

Achthoven is sometimes divided into two hamlets: Achthoven-West and Achthoven-Oost.[1].

The hamlet has about 170 inhabitants.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 [2]: postcode 3417BW, 3417PC, 3417PD, 3417PE.