Oostwold, Westerkwartier Explained

Oostwold
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Oostwold (Leek) on a map of Groningen (province)
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on a map of Groningen (province)
Coordinates:53.2014°N 6.4414°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Westerkwartier
Area Total Km2:4.36
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:680
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9828
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0597

Oostwold (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈoːst.ʋɔlt/) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1458 as Oestwolde, and means "eastern woods".[3]

In 1908, the Reformed church was built as a replacement for its medieval predecessor. It was decommissioned in 2004 and in 2005 bought by the restaurant next door for parties, meetings, and congresses.

Oostwold was home to 254 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9828PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 9 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 9 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Oostwold - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 9 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Oostwold (Westerkwartier) . Plaatsengids . 9 April 2022 . nl.