Bovenkerk, Amstelveen
Bovenkerk | |
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 Saint Urbanus Church in Bovenkerk | |
  Bovenkerk Location in the Netherlands  Bovenkerk Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°17.5′N 4°51′E / 52.2917°N 4.850°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Amstelveen |
| Population (1 January 2016) | |
• Total | 3,040 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1185, 1187 |
| Dialing code | 020 |
Bovenkerk is a village in the municipality of Amstelveen in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Bovenkerk was part of the municipality of Nieuwer-Amstel until 1964, when it was absorbed in the newly-formed municipality of Amstelveen. It lies on the western side of Amstelveen and next to the Amsterdam Forest.
Population
[edit]The statistical area of Bovenkerk, which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of 3040.[1]
Sports
[edit]The Boro Formula One Team, founded by the brothers Bob and Rody Hoogenboom was based in Bovenkerk in 1976 and 1977.
References
[edit]- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020. As of 1 January 2020.