Oldeholtwolde

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°53′8″N 5°57′18″E / 52.88556°N 5.95500°E / 52.88556; 5.95500Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total10.23 km² (3.95 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total155 • Density15/km² (39/sq mi)Postal code

8477^[1]

Dialing code0561

Oldeholtwolde (West Frisian: Aldeholtwâlde) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 150 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Oldeholtwolt, and means "old low-lying wood". Olde (old) has been added to distinguish from Nijeholtwolde.^[4] The Dutch Reformed church was destroyed in a storm around 1700. A new church was built in 1875.^[5]^[6]

In 1840, Oldeholtwolde was home to 149 people.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8477AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Oldeholtwolde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oldeholtpade" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oldeholtwolde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.