Oostwold, Oldambt Explained

Oostwold
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Oostwold on a map of Groningen (province)
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on a map of Groningen (province)
Coordinates:53.2025°N 7.0444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Oldambt
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.22
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:0.3
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:960
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9682
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area 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]

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.

Oostwold was home to 605 people in 1840. 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 9 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 9682NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 8 April 2022 .
  3. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019 . 30 July 2019 . Statistics Netherlands. nl. 4 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Oostwold - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 9 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oostwold . Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma . Zwolle . Waanders . 1998 . 90 400 9258 3 . nl . 9 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Oostwold (Oldambt) . Plaatsengids . 9 April 2022 . nl.
  7. https://www.parlement.com/id/vla08trge9yl/nieuws/oud_cda_tweede_kamerlid_jan_krajenbrink Oud-CDA-Tweede Kamerlid Jan Krajenbrink overleden