Frederiksoord is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of Drenthe

Drenthe

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. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld

Westerveld

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, and lies about 24 km northwest of Hoogeveen

Hoogeveen

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It was the headquarters of the 19th century Society of Humanitarianism

Society of Humanitarianism

The Society of Humanitarianism was a Dutch private organisation set up in 1818 by general Johannes van den Bosch to help poor families, mostly from the big cities, improve their lot in the aftermath of the Napoleonic French occupation by granting them farming land...

. In 2001, the town of Frederiksoord had 1254 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.24 km², and contained 481 residences.
The statistical area "Frederiksoord", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 370.