Achterhoek | |
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Hamlet | |
Achterhoek in the municipality of Nijkerk. |
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Coordinates: 52°13′15″N 5°24′28″E / 52.22083°N 5.40778°ECoordinates: 52°13′15″N 5°24′28″E / 52.22083°N 5.40778°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Nijkerk |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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.
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, the hamlet had a population of about 170 in the middle of the 19th century.