Groot-Ammers is a town in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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) ...

, 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 km², 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

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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

. Notably, Groot-Ammers boasts the Headquarters of International Heavy transport company Van der Vlist.

References

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