Achthuizen

Achthuizen
Achthuizen
Village
	The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Achthuizen in the former municipality of Oostflakkee.
	Coordinates: 51°41′14″N 4°16′52″E / 51.6872262°N 4.2811338°ECoordinates: 51°41′14″N 4°16′52″E / 51.6872262°N 4.2811338°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Goeree-Overflakkee
Population (2004)	ca. 900

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.

In 2001, the village of Achthuizen had 740 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.14 km², and contained 320 residences.^[1] The slightly larger statistical district "Achthuizen" has a population of around 900.^[2] The village has a working windmill, Windlust, which is operated on a volunteer basis.^[3]

References[]

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee [1]^{[permanent dead link]}.
^ "Windlust (Achthuizen, Zuid-Holland)". Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 2013-05-12.

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[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

[CBS2-2] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee [1]^{[permanent dead link]}.

[3] "Windlust (Achthuizen, Zuid-Holland)". Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 2013-05-12.

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