Oostwold is a village in the
municipality
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of
Oldambt in the
province
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of
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
in the
Netherlands
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. The village is home to the
Oostwold Airport. The village had a population of 960 people as of 2019.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1273 as Astawalda, and means "eastern woods". East is relative to
Midwolda
Midwolda () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 7 km northwest of Winschoten.
Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda.
History
Th ...
. Oostwold is a road village which developed on the edge of the former peninsula 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.
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. 1545 the
Dollart
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Gaining ...
dike was constructed to the north of the village.
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.
The church is known for its
Freytag People with the surname Freytag (''Friday'' in German) include:
* Adam Freytag (1608–50), Polish mathematician and military engineer
* Arny Freytag, American photographer
* Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Freytag (1788-1861), German philologist
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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.
Notable people
*
Jan Krajenbrink (1941-2020), politician and mayor.
Oud-CDA-Tweede Kamerlid Jan Krajenbrink overleden
parlement.com, 2 July 2020
Gallery
File:Jeugd Team Oostwold (2019) 02.jpg, Youth centre
File:RegioBank, Oostwold (2019) 05.jpg, Bank
File:Ons gebouw, Oostwold (2019) 07.jpg, Christian community centre
File:Vliegveld Oostwold-Oldambt, Oostwold (2019) 01.jpg, Airport Oostwold-Oldambt
References
External links
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Oldambt (municipality)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
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