Ouderkerk aan de Amstel is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is largely a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 9 km south of Amsterdam. A small part of the town lies in the municipality of Amstelveen.
In 2001, the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel had 7,256 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.5 km², and contained 3,043 residences. The broader area of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, which includes residences on the periphery of the village and in the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 7,480.
The town is the location of the Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands.
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Bridge over the Bullewijk river
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De Zwaan ("The Swan") windmill