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]
Oostwold | |
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 Protestant Church in 2012 | |
  Oostwold Location on a map of Groningen (province) | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′09″N 07°02′40″E / 53.20250°N 7.04444°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Oldambt |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.3 m (1.0 ft) |
| Population (2019)[3] | |
• Total | 960 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9682[1] |
| Dialing code | 0597 |
History
editThe 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
edit- Jan Krajenbrink (1941-2020), politician and mayor.[7]
Gallery
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Airport Oostwold-Oldambt
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References
edit- ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9682NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019". Statistics Netherlands (in Dutch). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Oostwold - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Oostwold" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Oostwold (Oldambt)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Oud-CDA-Tweede Kamerlid Jan Krajenbrink overleden, parlement.com, 2 July 2020
External links
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