The Society for encouraging prosperity, especially among rural people (''Maatschappij tot bevordering van Welstand, voornamelijk onder landlieden''), later shortened to Society of Prosperity (''Maatschappij van Welstand''), was a Dutch organisation set up in 1822 by Jacob van Heusden, from
Hilvarenbeek
Hilvarenbeek () is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a safari park, amusement park/playground, holiday bungalow park, an ...
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Maatschappij van Welstand
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Charities based in the Netherlands
19th century in the Netherlands
1822 establishments in the Netherlands