Oostwold, Oldambt

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]

Oostwold
Village
Protestant Church in 2012
Oostwold Location on a map of Groningen (province)
Coordinates: 53°12′09″N 07°02′40″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Oldambt
Area [1]
• Total	1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	960
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal code	9682[1]
Dialing code	0597

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.^[6]

Oostwold was home to 605 people in 1840.^[6] 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

• Jan Krajenbrink (1941-2020), politician and mayor.^[7]

Gallery

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  Youth centre
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  Bank
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  Christian community centre
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  Airport Oostwold-Oldambt