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Finsterwolde

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Finsterwolde () 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. 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. The village is known for the Galery Waalkens.

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Place details

Locality
Finsterwolde
Region
Groningen
Country
Nederland
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Finsterwolde
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Hervormde kerk, vrijstaande klokkentoren Finsterwolde - 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Bell tower of the Protestant Church in 2012
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Oldambt
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Finsterwolde in the province of Groningen
Settlement.area_total_km2
42.13
Settlement.elevation_m
1.2
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_total
2,295
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
CET

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Finsterwolde () 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. 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. The village is known for the Galery Waalkens.

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

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