Aft
Aft
Municipality Wardenburg
Coordinates: 53 ° 3 ′ 38 " N , 8 ° 9 ′ 40" E
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Height : | 9 m above sea level NHN | |
Residents : | 318 (Dec. 31, 2016) | |
Postal code : | 26203 | |
Area code : | 04407 | |
Location of Achternholt in Lower Saxony |
Achternholt is a place in the municipality of Wardenburg ( Lower Saxony ) and part of the former place Herbergen .
history
Achternholt is documentedly derived from the High German name “Hinter dem Holze”. This name refers to the extensive forests that existed around the place where hostels were located. Of this, the Oberlether Fuhrenkamp (Achternholter Wandereck) remained.
In 2000 there were 298 inhabitants in Achternholt. Achternholt is today agriculturally oriented.
Landmark
Achternholt's landmarks are the “currency oak” and the “Eurolinde”. These are two trees that were planted for the introduction of the currency, "Deutsche Mark" in 1948 and "Euro" in 2002.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population. Wardenburg community, accessed April 29, 2017 .