Oldambt region

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The Oldambt region is a historical rural area in the east of the Dutch province of Groningen, known for its expansive clay polders, large farmsteads, and former grain-growing wealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
rural area
administrativeCenter Winschoten
agriculturalProduct barley
sugar beet
wheat
borders German border
climate temperate maritime climate
contains municipality of Oldambt
town of Winschoten
village of Beerta
village of Finsterwolde
village of Midwolda
village of Nieuwolda
linked to: Nieuwolda

village of Oostwold
country Netherlands
hasCharacteristic large-scale fields
open landscape
sparsely populated countryside
hasEconomicHistory large estates owned by wealthy farmers
strong class differences between landowners and farm workers
hasHeritage historic church villages
monumental farmhouses
hasLandscapeElement dikes
linear villages along dikes
polders
hasNameOrigin Oldambt (meaning old embankment or old reclaimed land)
hasPoliticalHistory tradition of left-wing and communist voting in some villages
historicalFunction important grain-producing area of the Netherlands
historicalPeriod 19th century grain boom
knownFor expansive clay polders
former grain-growing wealth
grain-growing agriculture
large farmsteads
landUse arable farming
cereal cultivation
language Gronings dialect
locatedIn eastern Groningen
linked to: region of Groningen

province of Groningen
locatedNear Dollard bay
partOf cultural region of Groningen
northeastern Netherlands
subregionOf Groningen clay area
terrainType marine clay

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Oldambt partOfRegion Oldambt region
Westerwolde borderedBy Oldambt region
Winschoten region Oldambt region
Oldambtmeer locatedIn Oldambt region
subject linked to: reclaimed lake Oldambtmeer
Midwolda hasRegion Oldambt region
Finsterwolde hasRegion Oldambt region
Finsterwolde partOf historical region Oldambt
linked to: Oldambt region
Beerta region Oldambt region
Reiderland locatedInRegion Oldambt region
Reiderland namedAfter historical region Reiderland
linked to: Oldambt region
Scheemda locatedInRegion Oldambt region
Pekel A locatedIn region of Oldambt (broad historical region)
subject linked to: river Pekel A
linked to: Oldambt region
Zuidbroek locatedInHistoricalRegion Oldambt region
Oldambtmeer locatedInWaterBody Oldambt region