Ouder-Amstel

Ouder-Amstel () is a municipality in the Netherlands on the river Amstel, in the province of North Holland. It is south of the centre of Amsterdam.

Population centres

The municipality of Ouder-Amstel consists of the towns and villages of Duivendrecht, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel and Waver and the cadastral populated place of Amsterdam-Duivendrecht.

Topography

<br/>Map of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Ouder-Amstel consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal election divided as follows:

Radio station

The local radio station for Duivendrecht is Jamm fm 104.9 Smooth & Funky.

Notable people

• Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel (ca.1235–ca.1303) a powerful lord and member of the Van Aemstel family.
• Wim Eijk (born 1953 in Duivendrecht) a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal and Archbishop of Utrecht
• Femke Wolting (born 1970 in Ouder-Amstel) a Dutch independent new media producer
• Meindert Klem (born 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) a rower, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics

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