| Midwolda | |
| 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 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Midwolda in the province of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.1928°N 7.0161°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.34 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,120 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9681 & 9685 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0597 |
Midwolda (pronounced as /nl/) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 7 km northwest of Winschoten.
Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda.
The village was first mentioned in 1282 as de Middewalda, and means middle woods.[3] Midwolda is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages at the edge of the former peninsula of Winschoten.[4] The All Saints' Flood of 1570 caused an extension of the Dollart, and the village moved to the south near the dike constructed in 1565.[4] [3] The old church remained behind, however the tower collapsed in 1667, and the church was demolished in 1738.[4]
The current Dutch Reformed church was built between 1738 and 1740, and has a tower from 1708. The borg Ennemaborg might date from before 1391. It is surrounded by a moat and received its current shape in 1681.[4]
Midwolda was home to 1,674 people in 1840. It was independent municipality until 1990 when it was merged with Scheemda. Since 2010, it is part of Oldambt.[5]