Reutum

Place in Overijssel, Netherlands

52°23′N 6°51′E / 52.383°N 6.850°E / 52.383; 6.850CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalityTubbergenArea

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• Total15.43 km² (5.96 sq mi)Elevation

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26 m (85 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,405 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)Demonym(s)Reutummers, PinnsniedersTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7667^[1]

Dialing code0541

Reutum is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 10 km northwest of Oldenzaal.

Reutum was first attested in the late-10th century as Riatnon, and means "settlement near reed".^[3] The village developed along the Reutumse Es.^[4] Reutum and neighbour Haarle [nl] were home to 670 people in 1840.^[5]

The church is dedicated to St. Simon and Judas, and was constructed in 1811.^[4] The windmill is called "De Vier Winden" (The four winds), and dates from 1862.^[4] Another point of interest is the double sluice in the Almelo-Nordhorn canal.

Notable people

Bart Groothuis (born 1981), politician^[6]

Gallery

Windmill De Vier Winden
Sluice in the Kanaal Almelo-Nordhorn

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7667PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Reutum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Reutum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Reutum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Drs. B. (Bart) Groothuis". Dutch Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.