Reutje Explained

Reutje
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:25
Area Total Km2:0.11
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:175
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:6077
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0475
Coordinates:51.1292°N 6.0081°W

Reutje or 't Reutje (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /(ət) ˈrøːcə/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: 't Räötje in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ət ˈʀœːtʃə/) is a hamlet in Dutch Limburg. It belongs to the municipality of Roerdalen. It lies a few km from Sint Odiliënberg.

It was first mentioned in 1251 as "curtis in Raetken", and means "cultivated forest".[3] Reutje has place name signs. It was home to 184 people in 1840.[4]

There is a small café 'Bie Tiel' and a big fanfare, Sint Wiro. Reutje also has its own song: Träötje mien Landj, composed by Wiel Janssen and Pièrre Bonné.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6077AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Reutje - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Reutje . Plaatsengids . 25 April 2022 . nl.