Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Town
Entering the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
The town centre (dark green) and the municipal boundaries (light green) of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel in the municipality of Ouder-Amstel.
Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°55′E / 52.300°N 4.917°ECoordinates: 52°18′N 4°55′E / 52.300°N 4.917°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Ouder-Amstel / Amstelveen
Area
• Total	26.18 km^2 (10.11 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	8,228
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is largely a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 9 km south of Amsterdam. A small part of the town lies in the municipality of Amstelveen. It is connected to Amsterdam by the river Amstel. There is another village called Ouderkerk in South-Holland, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel.

In 2001, the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel had 7,256 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.5 km², and contained 3,043 residences.^[1] The broader area of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, which includes residences on the periphery of the village and in the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 7,480.^[2]

The town is the location of the Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands.^[3]

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  Drawing bridge: de Kerkbrug

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  De Zwaan ("The Swan") windmill

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  View to de Ronde Hoep

References

1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
3. L. alvarez Vega, the Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, 1994