The cemetery is located right on the Dollartroute. You should take a little time to take a break there.
In the 1960 census, the village had 102 inhabitants. Including the outlying Oterdumerwarven there were a total of 168 people. Shortly thereafter, the decline began due to dike reinforcement and industrialization. Before Oterdum's fate was sealed, it was a lively village. The location, near Delfzijl and the Malecon of the Ems estuary, was such that there were many sailors. In addition, it was an agricultural town. When the dike was raised in order to spend it in delta height, church dating from 1877 had to disappear. There Dutch Open Air Museum in Arnhem showed interest, but the church was demolished anyway. The church organ moved to Heinenoord, the pulpit to the Market Church in Winschoten. The gravestones in the cemetery were carefully removed and subsequently replaced on the new dike. Not much later, the whole village was there to believe in order to pave the way for the industrial future. The then understanding of the government and the province was that there was no reason to look for alternatives. In 1975, Oterdum no longer had inhabitants. The factories were demolished in Oterdumerwarven.
At the place where the village was in 1978, a bronze monument was installed, which was produced by the Groninger artist Thees Reich Masters Keep. This image was stolen in the night of 7-8 February 2011 by source thieves. On 31 May 2013, a replica made of plastic was placed on the pedestal.
Source: Wikipedia