Ouder-Amstel

Ouder-Amstel municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	North Holland
mayor	Joyce Langenacker ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality	Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Area  - land  - water	25.78  km 2 24.07 km 2 1.71 km 2
CBS code	0437
Residents	13,950 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	541 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 55 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	020
Postcodes	1114-1115, 1191
Website	Homepage of Ouder-Amstel

Ouder-Amstel ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland . It has 13,950 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019). It consists of the villages Ouderkerk aan de Amstel ( 52 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E ) and Duivendrecht ( 52 ° 20 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E ) and the farmers Waver.

Location and economy

The municipality is located immediately southeast of Amsterdam . The two villages are in the process of transforming themselves from farming villages to suburbs of the Dutch capital.

The majority of residents are commuters who travel to Amsterdam for work every day. The only branch of the economy still existing in the municipality is the livestock industry.

Duivendrecht has a train station on the lines from Amsterdam to Arnhem (German border) and from Weesp to Leiden . It is designed as a tower station and also a stop on the Amsterdam Metro . It opened in 1993.

Attractions

In both villages there are some houses and churches from the 17th century . Southeast of the village Ouderkerk aan de Amstel is the recreation area Ouderkerkerplas .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

20th

10

0

17.6

17.5

16.4

15.7

14.3

10.3

8.3

VVD

OAA

CDA

D66

GL

NB

PvdA

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

+0.8

+6.4

-4.8

-5.0

+4.1

+1.5

-3.0

VVD

OAA

CDA

D66

GL

NB

PvdA

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party	Seats
	2006	2010	2014	2018
VVD	4th	3	2	3
Ouder-Amstel different	-	1	2	3
CDA	4th	3	3	2
D66	2	3	3	2
GroenLinks	-	2	2	2
Natuurlijk concern	-	1	1	2
PvdA	5	2	2	1
total	15th	15th	15th	15th

mayor

Joyce Langenacker ( PvdA ) has been acting mayor of the municipality since December 19, 2017 . The councilors include Marian van der Weele ( D66 ), Rineke Korrel ( CDA ), Jacqueline de Maa ( GroenLinks ) and the municipal secretary Luuk Heijlman .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk (* 1953), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
• Jens Mouris (* 1980), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Ouder-Amstel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch) 
3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch) 
4. ↑ Anna Laura Molducci: Haarlemse wethouder Langenacker wordt burgemeester Ouder-Amstel. In: Haarlem's Dagblad . HDC Media , October 5, 2017, accessed May 17, 2018 (Dutch). 
5. ↑ Collegeleden Gemeente Ouder-Amstel, accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)