Ouderkerk aan den IJssel

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Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
village
View of Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°55′56″N 4°38′10″E / 51.93222°N 4.63611°E / 51.93222; 4.63611
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Krimpenerwaard
Area
• Total	18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	5,700

Ouderkerk aan den IJssel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʌudərkɛr(ə)k aːn dən ˈɛisəl]; English: Ouderkerk upon IJssel) is a village in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.^[1] It is situated along the river Hollandse IJssel and has over 4000 inhabitants.

Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, together with Lageweg and IJssellaan, was a separate municipality until 1 January 1985 when the municipalities in the Krimpenerwaard were reorganized and it was merged with Gouderak to form the municipality Ouderkerk. Of these, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel is the largest population centre and the location of the town hall.