Ouderkerk aan de Amstel | |
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 Ouderkerk aan de Amstel seen from theAmstel | |
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| Coordinates:52°17′49″N4°54′15″E / 52.29694°N 4.90417°E /52.29694; 4.90417 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Ouder-Amstel Amstelveen |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.9 m (−3.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 8,185 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1191[1] |
| Dialing code | 020 |
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʌudərkɛr(ə)kaːndəˈʔɑmstəl]) is a town in theprovince ofNorth Holland, Netherlands. It is largely a part of themunicipality ofOuder-Amstel; it lies about 9 km south ofAmsterdam. A small part of the town lies in the municipality ofAmstelveen. It is connected toAmsterdam by the riverAmstel. There is another village called Ouderkerk inSouth Holland,Ouderkerk aan den IJssel.
The village was first mentioned in 1308 as Ouderkerken, and means "old church". Old was probably added to distinguish from another village, however it is not clear which village. A candidate isNieuwerkerk which disappeared in the Haarlemmermeer,[3] but it can also refer toAmstelveen.[4]It most likely refers to Amstelveen since Amstelveen used to be called Nieuwer-Amstel.
Ouderkerk developed at the confluence of the Bullewijk into theAmstel river. The castle of thevan Amstel family was probably located on across the present church, however it was destroyed in 1204. From the 17th century onwards, estates were built in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel by the Amsterdam merchants.[4]
The town is the site of theBeth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands,[5] as well as aneogothic Roman Catholic church that was designed byPierre Cuypers in 1865.[6] The Dutch landscape painterJacob van Ruisdael created at leasttwo renderings of the cemetery and a church, after his imagination[7]
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Stats are for Ouder-Amstel only
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