Achterveld is a village in the central

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Leusden Leusden () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort. The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Ridge and is largely cov ...

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and is located about 8 km east of

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. A small part of the village is located in Barneveld. The village is a

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enclave in a

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region. It has a neo-romantic church. In 2001, the village of Achterveld had 1616 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.50 km², and contained 651 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Achterveld", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2570.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
. As of 1 January 2005. On 28 to 30 April 1945, Achterveld was the scene of high-ranking talks now known as 'The Achterveld Conference' between the Allied command (among others, General Foulkes of

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, and General Bedell Smith of the

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), Sir

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of the United Kingdom,

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of the

, Ivan Susloparov of the

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and the occupying German government of the Netherlands, headed by 'Reichskomissar'

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, and his aides. They discussed urgent food-help for the starving cities in the west of Holland, which Seyss-Inquart allowed, and which started the day after, 29 April, by plane from England, code-named

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. The Allies tried to start negotiations about an unconditional German surrender. Seyss-Inquart did not want to comply there and then, although a general

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was convened. The Germans ceased their resistance only on 5 May following, in

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.Dr

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: Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog ('The Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Second World War'), SDU, 1966–81

Gallery

File:Achterveld (Leusden) Juliana Staete 38.jpg, Apartment buildings with shops File:Achterveld (Leusden) gem. monument Hessenweg 311 37.jpg, House in Achterveld File:Achterveld Eendenvijver.jpg, Duck pond File:Restaurant-Partycenter "de Klaveet" near Achterveld - panoramio.jpg, Party centre De Klaveet

Sport

* Tour de junior, annual bicycle race

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Utrecht (province) Leusden Barneveld (municipality)