Achthoven (South Holland)

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caption = Achthoven in the municipality of Zederik.

Achthoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 7 km south of IJsselstein.

The hamlet is located in the Polder Achthoven, on the dike of the river Lek. The statistical area "Achthoven", which include the entire polder, has a population of around 260.CBS Google Earth 2006]

Achthoven used to be a separate "heerlijkheid" (manor).vanderAa-AW|A]

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