Midwolda () is a village in the

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province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 7 km northwest of

Winschoten Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. ...

. Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1282 as de Middewalda, and means middle woods. Midwolda is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages at the edge of the former peninsula of

. The All Saints' Flood of 1570 caused an extension of the

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, and the village moved to the south near the dike constructed in 1565. The old church remained behind, however the tower collapsed in 1667, and the church was demolished in 1738. The current Dutch Reformed church was built between 1738 and 1740, and has a tower from 1708. The ''

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'' Ennemaborg might date from before 1391. It is surrounded by a moat and received its current shape in 1681. Midwolda was home to 1,674 people in 1840. It was independent municipality until 1990 when it was merged with

. Since 2010, it is part of Oldambt.

Gallery

Image:Ennemaborg Midwolda.JPG, Mansion Ennemaborg File:Hoofdstraat Midwolda Netherlands.JPG, Main street File:Blaauwstede, Midwolda (2017).jpg, Retirement home Blaauwstede File:Dagwinkel, Midwolda (2017).jpg, Convenience store in Midwolda

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* {{Authority control Former municipalities of Groningen (province) Oldambt (municipality) Populated places in Groningen (province)