Ouderkerk
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Ouderkerk | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 View over Ouderkerk aan den IJssel | |
_vlag.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°38′E / 51.933°N 4.633°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Krimpenerwaard |
| Established | 1 January 1985 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.07 km2 (10.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Demonym | Ouderkerker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2830–2831, 2935 |
| Area code | 0180, 0182 |
| Website | www |
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.
