Bergambacht Explained

Bergambacht
Settlement Type:Village and former municipality
Image Alt:Wind mill in the middle of some bushes
Flag Size:100x67px
Flag Alt:Flag diagonally split with green in the top left and blue on the bottom right with a centered coat of arms in the middle.
Shield Alt:Large eagle on red background on top of a small fish on blue background. The shield as a whole has a crown on top.
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Bergambacht in a municipal map of South Holland
Coordinates:51.9333°N 51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Krimpenerwaard
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1
Population Total:10.016
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:2825, 2860–2861, 2865
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0182

Bergambacht (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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 NaNBergambacht}} of which NaNBergambacht}} was water, and had a population of as of . The former municipality included the communities of Ammerstol and Berkenwoude, which were separate municipalities until they merged with Bergambacht in 1985.

Topography

Topographic map of the former municipality of Bergambacht, 2013.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2861AH . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 14 July 2013.