Oostwold, Oldambt

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Oostwold
Village
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Protestant Church in 2012
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Oostwold
Location on a map of Groningen (province)
Coordinates: 53°12′09″N07°02′40″E / 53.20250°N 7.04444°E / 53.20250; 7.04444
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Oldambt
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.3 m (0.98 ft)
Population
 (2019) [3]
 • Total
960
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9682 [1]
Dialing code 0597

Oostwold is a village in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is home to the Oostwold Airport. The village had a population of 960 people as of 2019. [3]

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1273 as Astawalda, and means "eastern woods". East is relative to Midwolda. [4] Oostwold is a road village which developed on the edge of the former peninsula of Winschoten. 1545 the Dollart dike was constructed to the north of the village. [5]

The first church was demolished in 1543. In 1598, a new church was built which was replaced between 1775 and 1776 by the current church. [5] The church is known for its Freytag organ from 1811 which attract organists from around the world who are allowed to play the organ for a while. [6]

Oostwold was home to 605 people in 1840. [6] In 1960, Oostwold Airport was established for agricultural air planes, however it shifted to small air planes. In 2010, it became part of the Oldambt. [6]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9682NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019". Statistics Netherlands (in Dutch). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Oostwold - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Oostwold" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9258 3 . Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Oostwold (Oldambt)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Oud-CDA-Tweede Kamerlid Jan Krajenbrink overleden, parlement.com, 2 July 2020


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