Nieuwolda

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°14′41″N 6°58′33″E / 53.24472°N 6.97583°E / 53.24472; 6.97583CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityOldambtArea

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• Total28.97 km² (11.19 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,350 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Postal code

9944^[1]

Dialing code0596

Nieuwolda is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 9 km southeast of Delfzijl.

Nieuwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1711 as Midde en Nieuwolda, and means "new woods". Nieuw (new) was added to distinguish between Midwolda.^[4] Nieuwolda is a road village which developed as a satellite of Midwolda after the Dollart dike was constructed in 1545.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1718 and a tower was added in 1765.^[5] The weather vane is a mermaid as a reference to the reclaimed land from the Dollart.^[6] The pumping station De Hoogte was constructed in 1892 and was powered by a steam engine. In 1920, it was converted to an electric engine. It became obsolete in 1976. It has been restored and in use as a museum.^[6]

Nieuwolda was home to 1,315 people in 1840.^[6] It was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda. In 2010, it became part of Oldambt.^[6]

Gallery

Farm in Nieuwolda
Pumping station De Hoogte
Draw bridge in Nieuwolda
Farm in Nieuwolda

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9944AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Nieuwolda - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Nieuwolda" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nieuwolda". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.