Achthuizen

Achthuizen
Village
Windmill Windlust
Windmill Windlust
Achthuizen is located in South Holland
Achthuizen
Achthuizen
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Achthuizen is located in Netherlands
Achthuizen
Achthuizen
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°41′14″N 4°16′52″E / 51.6872262°N 4.2811338°E / 51.6872262; 4.2811338
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityGoeree-Overflakkee
Area
[1]
 • Total10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,075
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3256[1]
Dialing code0187

Achthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 17 km south of Spijkenisse.

The village was first mentioned around 1750 as "De Agthuisen", and means "eight houses".[3] Achthuizen has two diagonally placed centres and looks like a number 8 from the air. Most of the settlement dates from after 1930. Achthuizen was a Roman Catholic enclave on the Protestant island of Goeree. The Catholic Assumption of Mary Church is a neoclassic church from 1846.[4]

The village has a working windmill, Windlust, which is operated on a volunteer basis.[5]

  • Assumption of Mary Church (1968)
    Assumption of Mary Church (1968)
  • Crashed helicopter during the North Sea flood of 1953
    Crashed helicopter during the North Sea flood of 1953

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3256AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Achthuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Achthuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Windlust (Achthuizen, Zuid-Holland)". Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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