Ammerstol is a village, part of the municipality of

Krimpenerwaard Krimpenerwaard () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality, a List of regions of the Netherlands, region and a former Water board (Netherlands), water board of the Netherlands. It is a rural area located in the east of the p ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It is located about southeast of Gouda, on the

Lek River The Lek () is a river in the western Netherlands of some in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The ...

. Between 1817 and 1985, Ammerstol was an independent municipality. Until 2015, it was part of

Bergambacht Bergambacht () is a village and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard. The former municipality covered an area of of which was wate ...

. Ammerstol has two listed Rijksmonuments: the 17th century inventory of its

Reformed Church Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...

(itself built during 1880-81), and a thatched-roof farmhouse.See NL language List of Rijksmonuments in Ammerstol File:Voorgevel - Ammerstol - 20010520 - RCE.jpg, The former post office in Ammerstol File:Ammerstol - Hervormde Kerk (foto 2).jpg, Ammerstol's

File:Ammerstol - Dorpspomp.jpg, Village pump on the Kerkplein

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