Onstwedde
Onstwedde | |
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Nicolaas Church in 2008 | |
Onstwedde Location of Onstwedde in the province of Groningen Onstwedde Onstwedde (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°2′7″N 7°2′28″E / 53.03528°N 7.04111°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Stadskanaal |
| Established | 875 |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.57 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,960 |
| • Density | 73.0/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9591 |
| Area code | 0599 |
| Website | www.onstwedde.info |
Onstwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔnstˈʋɛdə]) is a village in the region of Westerwolde, in Groningen province in the Netherlands. It is part of the municipality of Stadskanaal and is located some kilometers to the northeast of the center of Stadskanaal, and also southeast from Pekela.
Onstwedde was also the former name of the municipality of Stadskanaal, until 1969. After Sellingen, Onstwedde is the only village where the Westerwold dialect is still spoken.