Finsterwolde

Village in Groningen, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Finsterwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌfɪnstərˈʋɔldə]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen, about 7 km northeast of the city of Winschoten. Finsterwolde was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Beerta into Reiderland.[3] In 2010 Reiderland merged into the municipality Oldambt. The old municipality of Finsterwolde included six small nearby or connecting settlements. These are also taken into account in the population estimate of 2008, without which the actual population, purely based on the centre and new developments, would be 1250.[4] The village is known for the Galery Waalkens.

Elevation1.2 m (3.9 ft)
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Finsterwolde
Bell tower of the Protestant Church in 2012
Bell tower of the Protestant Church in 2012
Finsterwolde is located in Groningen (province)
Finsterwolde
Finsterwolde
Location of Finsterwolde in the province of Groningen
Finsterwolde is located in Netherlands
Finsterwolde
Finsterwolde
Finsterwolde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°11′53″N 7°5′1″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityOldambt
Area
  Total
42.13 km2 (16.27 sq mi)
Elevation1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total
2,295
  Density54.47/km2 (141.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9684[1]
Dialing code0597
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History

The town was named "Little Moscow" by Time magazine in 1950, because communists have always had the majority of the votes since 1933.[5]

In July 1951, the elected municipality council was replaced by a regeringscommissaris [nl], who ruled Finsterwolde until September 1953.[6]

Born in Finsterwolde

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