Oosterwolde, Friesland

Town in Friesland, Netherlands

Oosterwolde (West Frisian: Easterwâlde) is the largest town in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.^[3]

The town was first mentioned between 1325 and 1336 as "tot Oesterwolde", and means eastern forest.^[4] Oosterwolde developed between two brinks (communal pastures). The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1735 as a replacement of a medieval church.^[5] It is currently (2023) used as a Bed & Breakfast, advertised as a "true pop-up experience between the pews!"^[6]

Oosterwolde was home to 548 people in 1840.^[7] In 1886, Oosterwolde became the capital of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf. In 1887, Frico (nowadays: FrieslandCampina) opened a dairy factory in the village. The cooperative purchasing agency "Oosterwolde" opened factory in 1915 which is a combination of rational and Jugendstil architecture.^[5]

Gallery

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  Bridge in Oosterwolde
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  Canal view
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  Town hall
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  Spring in Oosterwolde

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8431AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
3. Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)
4. "Oosterwolde". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oosterwolde" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
6. See: https://heiligenachten.nl/en/accommodation/village-church/
7. "Oosterwolde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.