Ouderkerk aan de Amstel


Ouderkerk aan de Amstel is a town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is largely a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel; it 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.

Population

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.
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.

Main sights

The town is the location of the Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands, as well as a neogothic Roman Catholic church that was designed by Pierre Cuypers in 1865.