Achterhoek

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Achterhoek region
province Gelderland Gelderland
Area
 - land
 - water 		1,561.08  km 2
1,544.7 km 2
16.38 km 2
Residents 400,422 (May 31, 2018)
Coordinates 52 ° 0 ′  N , 6 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′  N , 6 ° 23 ′  E
Important traffic route A18 N18 N312 N313 N314 N315 N316 N317 N318 N319 N330 N332 N335 N338 N339 N345 N346 N348
prefix 0313, 0314, 0315, 0543, 0544, 0545, 0573, 0575
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Hackfort Castle in the Achterhoek
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DRU Cultuurfabriek in Ulft
Zutphen

The Achterhoek ( German  rear corner , Low German Achterhook ) refers to that part of the Dutch province of Gelderland , previously County of Zutphen , which is east of the Gelders Issel and west of North Rhine-Westphalia . The term, first used in a verse by the poet Willem Sluyter (1627–1673) from Neede, originally referred to the whole of the Netherlands (and parts of Germany ) east of the Gelders Issel.

In the course of time, however, use has been restricted to the Geldern part of this area, which is limited in the west by the IJssel , in the southwest by the Issel , in the southeast and east by Germany and in the north by the Überissel areas of Salland and Twente . In the Middle Ages, the name Hamaland was also common.

The Achterhoek is an agricultural area with recently significant tourism, which markets the scenic beauty and many castles. Well known is the Grolsch beer brand , which was formerly produced in Groenlo .

The spoken dialect in the Achterhoek is, as in the northern provinces of Overijssel, Drenthe and Groningen, Lower Saxony .

The population is predominantly Protestant; some places are mostly Roman Catholic.

The public libraries in the Achterhoek are part of the Achterhoekse Poort library network .

The Achterhoek is often referred to as De Graafschap , although this name originally refers to the former County of Zutphen, which covers roughly the same area.

Municipalities in the Achterhoek

See also

There are also three villages named Achterhoek , see

Web links

Commons : Achterhoek  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 1, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ cf. Map of the historical Lower Saxony-Lower Franconian dialect border