Achterhoek Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Region in the Low Saxon part of the Netherlands
About Achterhoek
The Achterhoek was inhabited by Germanic tribes and was never a part of theRoman Empire. At Christianization around the year 800, it was not a region of its own - the west belonged to theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrechtand the east to theRoman Catholic Diocese of Münster. The region only came to exist as theZutphenCountry during Medieval times. The area encompassed many castles, many of which stand to this day. Most were owned by the royal families ofBronkhorstand Van Heeckeren, which fought several succession wars against each other. Until the 19th century the Achterhoek had a feudal system. Due to the region's location at the border, it was invaded several times - mostly by German entities during theGueldersandEighty Years War.Battles were fought mostly around theBergh CastleandKe
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