| Oosterwolde | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9903°N 6.2914°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ooststellingwerf |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.07 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 9,510 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8431 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0516 |
Oosterwolde (Western Frisian: Easterwâlde) is the largest town in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.[3]
The town was first mentioned between 1325 and 1336 as "tot Oesterwolde", and means eastern forest.[4] Oosterwolde developed between two brinks (communal pastures). The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1735 as a replacement of a medieval church.[5] It is currently (2023) used as a Bed & Breakfast, advertised as a "true pop-up experience between the pews!"[6]
Oosterwolde was home to 548 people in 1840.[7] In 1886, Oosterwolde became the capital of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf. In 1887, Frico (nowadays: FrieslandCampina) opened a dairy factory in the village. The cooperative purchasing agency "Oosterwolde" opened factory in 1915 which is a combination of rational and Jugendstil architecture.[5]