Groot-Ammers is a town in the
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province of
South Holland
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Molenlanden
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, and is located about 13 km southeast of
Gouda on the southside of the
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River.
In 2001, the town of Groot-Ammers had 2822 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.56 kmĀ², and contained 1059 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
The statistical area "Groot-Ammers", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3100.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005.
History
The first mention of Groot-Ammers dates back to 1042. The lords of Liesvelt built their castle around that time as one of the largest and strongest castles of the
Netherlands
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. The surroundings of the castle, including Groot-Ammers, stood under the influence of these lords.
Willem Frederik of Nassau bought the
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of Liesvelt in 1636.
In modern times the barony of Liesvelt became the municipality of Groot-Ammers. In 1986 Groot-Ammers and bordering municipalities aggregated to form the municipality of
Liesveld, which on 1 January 2019 merged with
Giessenlanden
Giessenlanden () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of of which is water, and had a population of as of . The municipality included communities of Arkel, Giess ...
to form
Molenlanden
Molenlanden () is a municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 by merging the municipalities of Giessenlanden en Molenwaard. It is located east of Rotterdam along the Lek (river) ...
.
Notably, Groot-Ammers boasts the Headquarters of International Heavy transport company
Van der Vlist.
References
Former municipalities of South Holland
Populated places in South Holland
Molenlanden
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