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 .
4-566: Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda . The village was first mentioned in 1282 as de Middewalda, and means middle woods. Midwolda is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages at the edge of the former peninsula of Winschoten . 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. The old church remained behind, however
8-457: Is part of Oldambt . Scheemda Scheemda ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː] ) is a village with a population of 2,445 in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands . Scheemda was a separate municipality until 2010, when it merged with Reiderland and Winschoten to form the municipality of Oldambt. Until 2010, Scheemda
12-422: The tower collapsed in 1667, and the church was demolished in 1738. 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. Midwolda was home to 1,674 people in 1840. It was independent municipality until 1990 when it was merged with Scheemda . Since 2010, it
16-402: Was a separate municipality with the population centers Heiligerlee , Midwolda , Nieuw-Scheemda , Nieuwolda , Oostwold , Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee . On 1 January 2010, the municipality merged into Oldambt . The Scheemda railway station was opened in 1868 and has train services to Zuidbroek and Groningen in the west, and Winschoten , Bad Nieuweschans , and Leer (Germany) in
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