Ouder-Amstel () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

, in the province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

Population centres

The municipality of Ouder-Amstel consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Duivendrecht Duivendrecht () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 6 km southeast of Amsterdam’s city centre. In fact, it is surrounded by Amsterdam. History The village ...

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 Amstelve ...

, Waver.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, June 2015''

Local government

The municipal council of Ouder-Amstel consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

Radio station

The local radio station for Duivendrecht is Jamm fm 104.9 Smooth & Funky.

Notable people

Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel or Gijsbrecht IV van Amstel ( – ) was a powerful lord in the medieval County of Holland and a member of the Van Aemstel family. His territory was Amstelland, and his son was . Life His family probably originated from ...

(ca.1235–ca.1303) a powerful lord and member of the

Van Aemstel family The van Amstel family ( nl, Heren van Amstel) was an influential dynasty in the medieval Netherlands from the twelfth until the fourteenth century. The family developed the Amstelland and held the stewardship in the ecclesiastical districts in t ...

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Wim Eijk Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk (born 22 June 1953) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007. Before his c ...

(born 1953 in Duivendrecht) a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal and

Archbishop of Utrecht List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht. Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580 Founders of the Utrecht diocese * * * * * Bishops * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

Femke Wolting Femke Wolting (born 6 November 1970 in Ouder-Amstel, The Netherlands) is a Dutch independent new media producer. Background Together with Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting is founder and Managing Director of Submarine, an independent film, television a ...

(born 1970 in Ouder-Amstel) a Dutch independent new media producer IMDb Database
retrieved 01 January 2020 *

Meindert Klem Meindert Klem (born 16 October 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) is a rower from the Netherlands.2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Gallery

File:"De Sollenburg" Ronde Hoep west 49 - panoramio.jpg, "De Sollenburg" Ronde Hoep west 49 File:Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Watertoren Kruitfabriek De Oude Molen.jpg, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Watertoren Kruitfabriek De Oude Molen File:Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Boerderij De Haegh 001.JPG, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Boerderij De Haegh File:Pontveer Ouderkerk aan de amstel (sinds 1356) - panoramio.jpg, Pontveer Ouderkerk aan de amstel File:Ouderkerk ad Amstel, zicht op de Ronde Hoep foto2 2015-08-28 13.26.jpg, Ouderkerk ad Amstel, zicht op de Ronde Hoep

References

External links

* * Municipalities of North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub