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Oostwold
Village
Protestant Church
OostwoldLocation on a map of Groningen (province)Show map of Groningen (province)OostwoldOostwold (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°12′05″N 06°26′29″E / 53.20139°N 6.44139°E / 53.20139; 6.44139
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerkwartier
Area
• Total	4.36 km (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation	−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population
• Total	680
• Density	160/km (400/sq mi)
Postal code	9828
Dialing code	0597

Oostwold (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstʋɔlt]) 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".

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.

Gallery

• Main street
• Sports centre
• Former school

References

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

External links

• Media related to Oostwold (Westerkwartier) at Wikimedia Commons

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