Achter 't Hout explained

Achter 't Hout
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9953°N 6.7935°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Aa en Hunze
Subdivision Type3:Village
Subdivision Name3: Gieten
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:8.5
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:9461
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0592

Achter 't Hout (pronounced as /nl/) is a hamlet in the municipality of Aa en Hunze, in the province of Drenthe.

The hamlet is located between Bonnen and Kostvlies, north of the Grensweg, the dividing road between Gasselte and Gieten, of which it is located to the southeast. Like the hamlets of Bonnen and Veenhof, it belongs to Gieten regarding addressing.

The street name is written as Achter het Hout, Dutch for "behind the woods". An older spelling for the hamlet, from around 1900, is Achter 't Holt.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AHN Viewer . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 31 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Achter 't Hout - (geografische naam) . Achter 't Hout - (geographical name) . Etymologiebank.nl . Van Berkel . Gerard . Samplonius . Kees . Etymologiedatabank . 2018 . 31 October 2024 . nl.