Achttienhoven, Utrecht
Hamlet in Utrecht, Netherlands
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Achttienhoven is a former hamlet in the municipality of De Bilt, in the Netherlands. It is now considered to be part of the village of Westbroek.
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  Achttienhoven Location in the Netherlands  Achttienhoven Achttienhoven (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′54″N 5°8′20″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | De Bilt |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3615[1] |
| Dialing code | 0346[1] |
Achttienhoven used to be a heerlijkheid (manor), until it became part of Westbroek in 1812. From 1818 to 1954, Achttienhoven was a separate municipality again. It then merged with Westbroek, which in its turn was annexed by Maartensdijk in 1957.[2]
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[3] the village used to be called "Everckesdorp".
It was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as achtienhoeven, and means eighteen parcels of land.[4] Achttienhoven is not a statistical entity,[5] and the postal authorities have placed it under Westbroek.[1] It has place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 236 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 120 houses.[6]
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Former town hall
Farm in Achttienhoven
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