Oostwold is a village in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1273 as Astawalda, and means "eastern woods".

[4] Oostwold is a road village which developed on the edge of the former peninsula of Winschoten.

1545 the Dollart dike was constructed to the north of the village.

[6] In 1960, Oostwold Airport was established for agricultural air planes, however it shifted to small air planes.