Riethoven | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands#Europe |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Bergeijk |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 28 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.16 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,850 |
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: | 5561 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 040 |
Coordinates: | 51.3536°N 5.3864°W |
Riethoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrithoːvə(n)]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergeijk, about 15km (09miles) southwest of Eindhoven. The adjacent township of Walik is in general considered to be a part of Riethoven.Riethoven was originally called Rijthoven, but with time it changed into Riethoven. In Dutch The name means: farms at the Rijt, the Rijt being a river near the municipality.
Riethoven was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Bergeijk.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to Standard Dutch).[3]