Fochteloo

Also known as De Fochtel

Fochteloo () is a village with around 400 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in southeastern Friesland in the Netherlands.

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Place details

Locality: Fochteloo
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 305

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Settlement.name: Fochteloo
Settlement.native_name: De Fochtel
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Fochteloo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Welcome to Fochteloo
Settlement.image_flag: Fochteloo flag.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Eaststellingwerf De Fochtel.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ooststellingwerf

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Image: Klokkenstoel Fochteloo 08C.JPG

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Commons category: Fochteloo
postal code: 8428

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Fochteloo () is a village with around 400 inhabitants 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. 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.

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