Ameide

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ameide in the municipality of Zederik.

Ameide (51°57′N, 4°58′E) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 9 km southwest of IJsselstein.

Ameide received city rights in the 14th century.

Ameide was a separate municipality until 1986, when it became part of Zederik.[1]

In 2001, the village of Ameide had 3087 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.58 km², and contained 1083 residences.[2] The statistical area "Ameide", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3040.[3]


Map of the municipality in 1869
Map of the municipality in 1869

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.


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