It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 6 km north of Amersfoort.

[2] It was first mentioned in 1608 as "in den Achterhoeck", and means "far away corner".

In 1840, Achterhoek and De Veenhuis had a combined population of 190 people.

Nowadays, Achterhoek consists of about 30 houses.

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