Frederiksoord | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Westerveld |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Westerveld - Frederiksoord.png |
Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Frederiksoord in the municipality of Westerveld. |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.22 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 305 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8382 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0521 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | N353 |
Frederiksoord is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 24 km northwest of Hoogeveen.
Frederiksoord was founded in 1818. It was the headquarters of the 19th century Society of Humanitarianism, an organization dedicated to eradicating poverty by providing work for the able-bodied poor in newly-built farming colonies. The name Frederiksoord comes from the patron of the organization: Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau. Along with other colonies funded by the Society, Frederiksoord was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 for its testimony to a unique method of housing reform.[3]