Midwolda

Midwolda
Village
Protestant Church in 2010
Coat of arms
Midwolda Location of Midwolda in the province of Groningen
Coordinates: 53°11′34″N 7°0′58″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Oldambt
Area [1]
• Total	33.34 km^2 (12.87 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,120
• Density	64/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	9681 & 9685[1]
Dialing code	0597

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

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  Mansion Ennemaborg
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  Main street
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  Retirement home Blaauwstede
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  Convenience store in Midwolda

References

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

External links

• Media related to Midwolda at Wikimedia Commons