Bergambacht

Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°47′E / 51.933°N 4.783°E / 51.933; 4.783
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Bergambacht
Village and former municipality
Wind mill in the middle of some bushes
Windmill Den Arend in Bergambacht
Highlighted position of Bergambacht in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°47′E / 51.933°N 4.783°E / 51.933; 4.783
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityKrimpenerwaard
Area
 • Total38.06 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
 • Land35.10 km2 (13.55 sq mi)
 • Water2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total10.016
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2825, 2860–2861, 2865
Area code0182
Websitewww.bergambacht.nl

Bergambacht (Dutch pronunciation: [bɛr(ə)xˈɑmbɑxt] ) 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[edit]

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]

  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 2861AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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