Rietveld, Woerden Explained

Rietveld
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Woerden - Rietveld.png
Map Caption1:The statistical district of Rietveld in the municipality of Woerden.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Utrecht
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Woerden
Coordinates:52.0897°N 4.8511°W
Area Total Km2:5.11
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:275
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:3443
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0348

Rietveld is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 3 km west of Woerden.

Rietveld was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1964, when it became part of Woerden. During that time, it was part of the province South Holland.[2]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1156 as Retfelt, and means "field with reed".[3] There are no place name signs. In 1840, Rietveld was home to 235 people.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 March 2022 . two entries.
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina . December 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 . February 20, 2007 .
  3. Web site: Rietveld - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 26 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Rietveld (Woerden) . Plaatsengids . 26 March 2022 . nl.