Bergambacht

Bergambacht 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 undefined km2 of which undefined km2 was water, and had a population of 0 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

 * Wim Kok (1938-2018), trade union leader and politician; Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1994-2002
 * Meindert Leerling (1936–2021), journalist and politician