Bergambacht
Bergambacht | |
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Village and former municipality | |
 Windmill Den Arend in Bergambacht | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°47′E / 51.933°N 4.783°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Krimpenerwaard |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.06 km2 (14.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35.10 km2 (13.55 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | 10.016 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2825, 2860–2861, 2865 |
| Area code | 0182 |
| Website | www |
Bergambacht (Dutch pronunciation: [bɛrxˈɑmbɑxt] or [bɛrəxˈʔɑmbɑxt]) is a village and 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 38.06 km2 (14.70 sq mi) of which 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) was water, and had a population of data missing as of 2021. The former municipality included the communities of Ammerstol and Berkenwoude, which were separate municipalities until they merged with Bergambacht in 1985.
Topography
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Topographic map of the former municipality of Bergambacht, 2013.
Notable people
[edit]- Wim Kok (1938-2018), trade union leader and politician; Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1994-2002
- Meindert Leerling (1936–2021), journalist and politician
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2861AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
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