Fochteloo

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Fochteloo
De Fochtel
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Fochteloo
Fochteloo (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°59′33″N6°20′5″E / 52.99250°N 6.33472°E / 52.99250; 6.33472
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Ooststellingwerf flag.svg Ooststellingwerf
Area
[1]
 • Total19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation
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7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total350
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Postal code
8428 [1]
Dialing code 0516

Fochteloo (West Frisian : De Fochtel) is a village with around 400 inhabitants [3] in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in southeastern Friesland in the Netherlands.

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Fyochtelo, and probably means moist forest. [4] The church was demolished in 1832, but the bell tower with two bells has remained. From 1908 until 2008, there was a chapel in the dairy factory. In 1840, Fochteloo was home to 163 people. [5]

In 1942, Camp Ybenheer was established as a Jewish forced labour camp. On Yom Kippur 1942 (2–3 October), all 215 labourers were moved to Westerbork transit camp from where they were transported to Auschwitz and Sobibor. After the war, the camp was used for South Moluccan refugees. In 2002, a memorial was placed at the former camp grounds. [6] [7]

Geography

There is a nature reserve located between Fochteloo and Veenhuizen, called Fochteloërveen  [ nl ].

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8428HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ "Fochteloo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Fochteloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Monument Rijkswerkkamp Ybenheer". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Fochteloo, 'Ybenheer'". 4 en 5 mei (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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