Midwolda

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

Coat of arms

53°11′34″N 7°0′58″E / 53.19278°N 7.01611°E / 53.19278; 7.01611CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityOldambtArea

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• Total33.34 km² (12.87 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,120 • Density64/km² (160/sq mi)Postal code

9681 & 9685^[1]

Dialing code0597

Midwolda (Dutch pronunciation: [mɪtˈʋɔldaː]) 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.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1282 as de Middewalda, and means middle woods.^[4] Midwolda is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages at the edge of the former peninsula of Winschoten.^[5] The All Saints' Flood of 1570 caused an extension of the Dollart, and the village moved to the south near the dike constructed in 1565.^[5]^[4] The old church remained behind, however the tower collapsed in 1667, and the church was demolished in 1738.^[5]

The current Dutch Reformed church was built between 1738 and 1740, and has a tower from 1708. The borg Ennemaborg might date from before 1391. It is surrounded by a moat and received its current shape in 1681.^[5]

Midwolda was home to 1,674 people in 1840.^[6] It was independent municipality until 1990 when it was merged with Scheemda. Since 2010, it is part of Oldambt.^[6]

Gallery

Mansion Ennemaborg
Main street
Retirement home Blaauwstede
Convenience store in Midwolda

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9681AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Midwolda". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Midwolda" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Midwolda". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.