Bergambacht
# Bergambacht

Bergambacht (Dutch pronunciation: (listen)) 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 38.06 $km^2$ (14.70 sq mi) of which 2.96 $km^2$ (1.14 sq mi) was water, and had a population of data missing as of 2021. 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
