Abcoude (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑpˈkʌudə] ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
Abcoude lies in the Province Utrecht, about 13 km southeast of (the centre of) Amsterdam, on the confluence of the Angstel, Gein and Holendrecht rivers.
In this document the residents of Abcoude were named ’habitatores de Abecenwalde’.
There are direct services to Amsterdam, Utrecht, Gouda and Rotterdam.
Until 2011 the municipal council of Abcoude consisted of 13 seats, which at the last election held in 2006 were divided as follows:[3] An election was held in November 2010 for a council for the new merged De Ronde Venen municipality that commenced work in January 2011, replacing Abcoude council.