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Winschoten
City in Groningen, Netherlands

Winschoten

Winschoten is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands.

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It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants.

Get in

Getting to Winschoten

The southern part of Oldambt is traversed by the east-west A7 motorway. From virtually all directions this motorway is the best option to enter the Oldambt region. From the western side, from the city of Groningen (and the nearest airport, Groningen Airport Eelde) it takes about 25 minutes to Oldambt, while from Amsterdam the drive takes 2 hours.

See

Worth seeing

In the early 18th century, there were thirteen windmills in Winschoten alone, giving it the nickname Molenstad (windmill city). As a result of the industrial revolution and expansion of residential areas, the number of windmills has decreased. Nowadays, there are still three traditional windmills in Winschoten, and five more in the other villages of the Oldambt. Some of the most notable include:

  1. 01
    Edens
  2. 02
    Berg

    Large windmill built in 1854 for grain milling and barley peeling.

  3. 03
    Dijkstra

    The largest of Winschoten's three windmills, with six millstones, built in 1862.

  4. 04
    Udema's

    Ganzedijk 71, Finsterwolde.

  5. 05
    De Dellen

    Polder windmill built in 1855, that was used for drainage of the reclaimed land (polder).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Fontana Resort Bad Nieuweschans

    Complete welness resort: thermal baths with healing spring water, various sauna facilities, a steam bathhouse, relaxation areas, and a park.

  2. 02
    Oostwold Airport

    General aviation airfield, with daily sightseeing flights.

  3. 03
    Huninga's Watersport
  4. 04
    Welvoart
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Steakhouse Desperado

    Engelstilstraat 4, Winschoten,.

  2. 02
    Restaurant de Parelvisser
  3. 03
    Smederij 1872

    Hoofdstraat 59, Beerta,.

How locals move

Getting around Winschoten the local way

  • Get aroundIn addition, there is the so-called 'small-scale public transportation network', connecting several of the villages in the region with minibuses and also including minibus route 510 which serves as a city bus in Veendam and Wildervank (1x/hour during daytime Mondays-Saturdays).

From Wikivoyage: Veenkoloniën, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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