Ammerzoden is a village on the northern bank of the Maas river in western

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, a

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province. The people of the village have strong connections with the people in the province of

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, especially the nearby city of

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. Since 1 January 1999, Ammerzoden has been part of the municipality of

Maasdriel Maasdriel () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarde ...

. Ammerzoden has a famous castle, 'Kasteel Ammersoyen', built around 1300. It was heavily damaged by fire in 1590, and sustained damage during

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. The castle was reopened in 1975. Ammerzoden has two churches. The Protestant church, built between 1500 and 1547 as a

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church, was partly destroyed by the French in 1672. Some years before, the church became the property of the Protestants. Even today, most of the building is a ruin. Some parts are restored and in use. In the nineteenth century, the Catholic people built a new church for themselves, named after St. Willibrord. This building was destroyed by the

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in World War II. A new church with the same name has existed since 1953. Until 1999, Ammerzoden was a separate municipality

Statistics

In 2001, the town of Ammerzoden had 2849 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.69 km², and contained 1034 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Ammerzoden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3180.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
. As of 1 January 2005.

Gallery

File:Ammerzoden, de Heilige Willibrorduskerk foto1 2012-10-07 10.40.jpg, Ammerzoden, church: de Heilige Willibrorduskerk File:Ammerzoden - Mr. La Grostraat 3 Woonhuis.jpg, Huis in Ammerzoden

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{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1999 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Maasdriel