Village, originated at the place where the Bullewijk flows in the Amstel. Presumably, the 12th-century tributary of the lords of Amstel located opposite the church, on the site of the current Portuguese-Isr. cemetery. That castle was no longer rebuilt after devastation in 1204.
From the beginning of the 13th century at the end of Brugstraat a bridge over the Amstel. Since Nieuwer-Amstel (Amstelveen) got its own church in 1278, people speak of Ouderkerk. In the middle of the 17th century, the - now belonging to the municipality of Amstelveen - was built on the western Amsteloever (Overamstel). Along the Amstel, various outdoor places were set up at that time. In 1731, the Ouder-Amstel craft became the property of the city of Amsterdam and the village became a popular stopping point for city dwellers and turners. In 1914 P. Vorkink and J.Ph. Wormser an expansion plan. A new bridge was laid over the Amstel in 1938. The old double drawbridge (circa 1800) has been in the Open Air Museum in Arnhem since 1939. After the Second World War the village was extended to the east. The harbor (Dorpsstraat) was partly subdued in 1965 and in 1980 the old town hall (1873) was demolished. Ouderkerk is a protected village.
