Fochteloo
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| native_name = De Fochtel
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| area_total_km2 = 19.77
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8428HA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 1 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 7
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_total = 350
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Fochteloo ({{langx|fy|De Fochtel}}) is a village with around 400 inhabitants[https://www.ooststellingwerf.nl/inwoners/dorpen_42128/ Villages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928010218/https://www.ooststellingwerf.nl/inwoners/dorpen_42128/ |date=2017-09-28 }} - Ooststellingwerf Municipality {{in lang|nl}} in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in southeastern Friesland in the Netherlands.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Fyochtelo, and probably means moist forest.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/fochteloo |title=Fochteloo - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=1 April 2022 |language=nl}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/fochteloo |title=Fochteloo |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=1 April 2022 |language=nl}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/419/Monument-Rijkswerkkamp-Ybenheer.htm |title=Monument Rijkswerkkamp Ybenheer |website=Traces of War |access-date=1 April 2022 |language=nl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.4en5mei.nl/oorlogsmonumenten/zoeken/2568/fochteloo-ybenheer |title=Fochteloo, ‘Ybenheer’ |website=4 en 5 mei |access-date=1 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Geography
There is a nature reserve located between Fochteloo and Veenhuizen, called {{ill|Fochteloërveen|nl}}.
References
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Gallery
Klokkenstoel Fochteloo 08C.JPG|Bell tower of Fochteloo
File:Voor- en zijgevel - Fochteloo - 20458426 - RCE.jpg|Farm in Fochteloo
External links
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{{Dutch municipality Ooststellingwerf}}
Category:Geography of Ooststellingwerf
Category:Populated places in Friesland
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