| Finsterwolde | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oldambt |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Finsterwolde in the province of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.1981°N 7.0836°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.13 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,295 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9684 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0597 |
Finsterwolde (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌfɪnstərˈʋɔldə/) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen, about 7 km northeast of the city of Winschoten. Finsterwolde was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Beerta into Reiderland.[3] In 2010 Reiderland merged into the municipality Oldambt. The old municipality of Finsterwolde included six small nearby or connecting settlements. These are also taken into account in the population estimate of 2008, without which the actual population, purely based on the centre and new developments, would be 1250.[4] The village is known for the Galery Waalkens.
The town was named "Little Moscow" by Time magazine in 1950, because communists have always had the majority of the votes since 1933.[5]
In July 1951, the elected municipality council was replaced by a, who ruled Finsterwolde until September 1953.[6]
"de laatste regeringscommissaris in Finsterwolde, dat was begin jaren vijftig, van juli 1951 tot september 1953 om precies te zijn."