Frederiksoord is a village in the Dutch province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Westerveld Westerveld () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality Westerveld was established in 1998 out of the municipalities of Diever, Dwingeloo, Havelte, and Vledder. Westerveld is crossed by a channel, the ''Drentsche Hoofdva ...

, and lies about 24 km northwest of

Hoogeveen Hoogeveen (; or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. Population centres Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other v ...

. 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

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in 2021 for its testimony to a unique method of housing reform.

Gallery

File:Voormalige gaarkeuken Molenweg Frederiksoord.jpg, Former communal kitchen File:De kolonie Frederiksoord, 1818 Vue d'une partie de la Colonie de Frederiks-oord (titel op object), RP-P-OB-87.338.jpg, Drawing of colony (1818) File:Fredriksoord- Koloniewoning.JPG, House in Frederiksoord File:Kolonie huisje nummer 71 Frederiksoord.JPG, House in Frederiksoord

References

Populated places in Drenthe Westerveld {{Drenthe-geo-stub