Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
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Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (52°18′N 4°55′E / 52.3°N 4.917°E) is a town 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.
In 2001, the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel had 7256 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.5 km², and contained 3043 residences.[1] The statistical area "Ouderkerk aan de Amstel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 7480.[2]
The town is the location of the Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
- ^ L. alvarez Vega, the Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, 1994
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