Achthoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 7 km south of IJsselstein.

The hamlet is located in the Polder Achthoven, on the dike of the river Lek. Achthoven used to be a separate "heerlijkheid" (manor).[2] Until 2019 it was a part of the province of South Holland.

The hamlet was first mentioned in the middle of the 14th century as Cortachoven, and means "eight parcels of land".[3] Achthoven has no place name signs,[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Lexmond.[5] In 1840, it was home to 200 people. Polder Achterhoven is a 118 hectares (290 acres) nature area in the floodplains of the Lek River.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 1 (A), 1839.
  3. ^ "Achthoven - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Achthoven (Lexmond)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Postcode 4128 in Lexmond". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achthoven,_Vijfheerenlanden
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