Achthuizen
Achthuizen | |
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Village | |
 Windmill Windlust | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Goeree-Overflakkee |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,075 |
| • Density | 101.1/km2 (261.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3256[1] |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
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]
Gallery
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Assumption of Mary Church (1968) -
Crashed helicopter during the North Sea flood of 1953
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