Achthuizen is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Goeree-Overflakkee
Goeree-Overflakkee () is the southernmost river delta, delta island of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North ...
, and lies about 17 km south of
Spijkenisse
Spijkenisse () is a large town in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. Following an administrative reform in 2015, it is part of the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Nissewaard, and ha ...
.
The village was first mentioned around 1750 as "De Agthuisen", and means "eight houses". 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
Goeree-Overflakkee () is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Sch ...
. The Catholic Assumption of Mary Church is a
neoclassic church from 1846.
The village has a working windmill,
Windlust, which is operated on a volunteer basis.
Gallery
File:Voorgevel, (1846) - Achthuizen - 20004547 - RCE.jpg, Assumption of Mary Church (1968)
File:Engelse helicopter, een Sikorsky, neergestort te Achthuizen (Zuid-Holland) tijde, Bestanddeelnr 905-5390.jpg, Crashed helicopter during the North Sea flood of 1953
References
Populated places in South Holland
Goeree-Overflakkee
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