Reutje

Hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands
51°07′45″N 6°00′29″E / 51.12917°N 6.00806°E / 51.12917; 6.00806Country NetherlandsProvince Limburg (Netherlands)Municipality RoerdalenArea • Total0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)Elevation25 m (82 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total175 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
6077[1]
Dialing code0475

Reutje or 't Reutje (Dutch pronunciation: [(ət) ˈrøːcə]; Limburgish: 't Räötje [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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6077AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Reutje - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Reutje". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

External links

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