De Rietschoof | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Zaltbommel - De Rietschoof.png |
Map Caption1: | De Rietschoof in the municipality of Zaltbommel.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Zaltbommel |
Coordinates: | 51.7744°N 5.1369°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Min M: | 4 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.23 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 150 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5308 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0418 |
De Rietschoof is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 13 km southeast of Gorinchem.
It was first mentioned in 1847 as Rietschoof, and means bundle of reed (phragmites australis) for thatching.[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Aalst.[4] In 1840, it was home to 100 people. Since 2015, the hamlet has place name signs.[5]