Achthuizen is a village in the
Dutch province of
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Goeree-Overflakkee
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 Schouw ...
, and lies about 17 km south of
Spijkenisse
Spijkenisse () is a city in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Following an administrative reform in 2015, it is part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and has a population of 72,500. It covers an area of of which is water. It is part ...
.
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. 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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