| Fochteloo | |
| Native Name: | De Fochtel |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9925°N 6.3347°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ooststellingwerf |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.77 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 350 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8428 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0516 |
Fochteloo (Western Frisian: De Fochtel) is a village with around 400 inhabitants[3] in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in southeastern Friesland in the Netherlands.
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]
There is a nature reserve located between Fochteloo and Veenhuizen, called .