Ouderkerk

Ouderkerk
Former municipality
View over Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
Flag of Ouderkerk
Coat of arms of Ouderkerk
Highlighted position of Ouderkerk in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°38′E / 51.933°N 4.633°E / 51.933; 4.633
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityKrimpenerwaard
Established1 January 1985
Area
 • Total28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
 • Land27.07 km2 (10.45 sq mi)
 • Water1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
DemonymOuderkerker
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2830–2831, 2935
Area code0180, 0182
Websitewww.ouderkerk.nl

Ouderkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌudərˌkɛr(ə)k] ) is a 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 28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi) of which 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) was water. It was formed on 1 January 1985, after a municipal reorganization.

The former municipality of Ouderkerk consisted of the population centres Gouderak, Lageweg, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, and IJssellaan, all situated along the Hollandse IJssel river.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 2935AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.