Achterhoek, Nijkerk

Achterhoek
Hamlet

Achterhoek in the municipality of Nijkerk.
Coordinates: 52°13′15″N 5°24′28″E / 52.22083°N 5.40778°E / 52.22083; 5.40778Coordinates: 52°13′15″N 5°24′28″E / 52.22083°N 5.40778°E / 52.22083; 5.40778
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Nijkerk
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Achterhoek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈax.tər.ˌɦuk]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 6 km north of Amersfoort.[1]

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[2] the hamlet had a population of about 170 in the middle of the 19th century.

References

  1. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 1 (A), 1839.


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