Ouder-Amstel

Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in North Holland

Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°54′E / 52.300°N 4.900°E / 52.300; 4.900CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandGovernment

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorJoke Geldhof (D66)Area

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• Total25.78 km² (9.95 sq mi) • Land24.08 km² (9.30 sq mi) • Water1.70 km² (0.66 sq mi)Elevation

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−1 m (−3 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[4]

• Total14,125 • Density587/km² (1,520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

1115, 1190–1191

Area code020Websitewww.ouder-amstel.nl

Ouder-Amstel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʌudər ˈɑmstəl] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Netherlands on the river Amstel, in the province of North Holland. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the centre of Amsterdam.

Population centres

The municipality of Ouder-Amstel consists of the towns and villages of Duivendrecht, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Waver.

Topography

Map of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Ouder-Amstel consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal election divided as follows:^[5]

Ouder-Amstel Anders - 3 seats
VVD - 3 seats
Natuurlijk Belang - 3 seats
D66 - 2 seats
PvdA - 2 seats
GroenLinks - 2 seats

Radio station

The local radio station for Duivendrecht is Jamm fm 104.9 Smooth & Funky.^[6]

Notable people

Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel (ca.1235–ca.1303) a powerful lord and member of the Van Aemstel family.
Wim Eijk (born 1953 in Duivendrecht) a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal and Archbishop of Utrecht
Femke Wolting (born 1970 in Ouder-Amstel) a Dutch independent new media producer^[7]
Meindert Klem (born 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) a rower, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics

Gallery

"De Sollenburg" Ronde Hoep west 49
Water tower, De Oude Molen gunpowder factory
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel De Haegh Farm
Pontveer Ouderkerk on the Amstel
Ouderkerk ad Amstel, view of the Ronde Hoep

References

^ "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Ouder-Amstel. Retrieved 8 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 1191BD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Ouder-Amstel municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "JammFM Smooth & Funky 104.9". JammFM 104.9.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 01 January 2020