Oostwold,_Westerwartier

Oostwold, Westerkwartier

Oostwold, Westerkwartier

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

Oostwold (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːst.ʋɔlt]) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

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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.[4]

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

  • Main street
  • Sports centre
  • Former school

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 9828PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Oostwold - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Oostwold (Westerkwartier)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.


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