Achthoven is a hamlet in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 6 km northwest of

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.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Between 1818 and 1857, Achthoven was a separate municipality; it merged with Linschoten in 1857. Achthoven is sometimes divided into two hamlets: Achthoven-West and Achthoven-Oost. It was first mentioned in 1306 as "van dien achtehoeven", and means "eight parcels of land". Achthoven is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under

. It has place name sign, however they read Montfoort. In 1840, it was home to 105 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.

Gallery

Netherlands, Montfoort, Achthoven, Slotlaan.JPG, The Slotlaan in Achthoven File:Mariakapel Achthoven 2.JPG, Mary chapel

References

Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Montfoort {{Utrecht-geo-stub