Rectum, Netherlands Explained

Rectum
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Wierden
Coordinates:52.3277°N 6.5708°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:11
Area Total Km2:5.80
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:355
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7642
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0546

Rectum is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of the municipality of Wierden. The hamlet is located about north of Enter.[3]

Etymology

The name is of Low Saxon origin and is a combination of corrupted words Recde or Regde (from the old name for the river Regge) and suffix -tum, meaning residence, or settlement. The name translates to 'settlement on the Regge'.[4]

History

The area around Rectum was settled in prehistory. Pottery has been discovered from the 10th and 11th century.[5] Rectum was first mentioned in 1297.[4] It has always been an agricultural community. During the 21st century, vineyards were established in the hamlet.[6]

At the 1795 census, Rectum was home to 151 people.[7] A school was established in the mid-17th century, but closed in the 1980s.[8] A joint school with was established, and nowadays the two hamlets cooperate extensively, and share resources.[9]

The postal authority does not recognise Rectum as a separate entity and has put it under Wierden.[10] The hamlet is a statistical entity.[2]

Nature

Rectum is located in a forested area.[11] In the early 21st century, drinking water wells were dug in the Rectum-IJpelo area, and a water buffer has been constructed. In 2013, it opened and provides drinking water for 150,000 people. The nature area Dakhorst has been laid out around the water buffer.[12] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7642AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 3 March 2022 . 25 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225142212/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool%0A . live .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 3 March 2022 . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222211127/https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls . live .
  3. Web site: Distance Enter to Rectum . Distance.to . 3 March 2022 . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200130/https://www.distance.to/Rectum/Enter,NLD . live .
  4. Web site: Rectum - (geografische naam) . Etymologie Bank . 3 March 2022 . nl . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200116/https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/rectum2 . live .
  5. News: Oudheidkundige vondsten . De Tijd . 20 June 1933 . 3 March 2022 . nl . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200130/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=rectum+twente&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd%3A010535344%3Ampeg21%3Aa0075&resultsidentifier=ddd%3A010535344%3Ampeg21%3Aa0075&rowid=5 . live .
  6. News: Financiering wijngaard Rectum rond . Tubantia . 3 March 2022 . 14 April 2017 . nl . 1 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901211311/http://www.tubantia.nl/wierden/financiering-wijngaard-rectum-rond~a65cc7d0/ . live .
  7. Book: Volks-tellinge in de Nederlandsche republiek . 23 . 's Landsdrukkerij . The Hague . 1796 . nl . 2022-03-03 . 2022-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200147/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?identifier=dpo%3A3777%3Ampeg21%3A0031&query=rectum+Wierden&coll=boeken&rowid=4 . live .
  8. News: Groeten uit Rectum . Trouw . 23 June 1988 . nl . 3 March 2022 . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200125/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=rectum+school&coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD%3A010825654%3Ampeg21%3Aa0459&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD%3A010825654%3Ampeg21%3Aa0459&rowid=7 . live .
  9. Web site: Rectum-Ypelo . Plaatsengids . 3 March 2022 . nl . 31 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131045020/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/rectum-ypelo . live .
  10. Web site: Postcode 7642 in Wierden . Postcode bij adres . 3 March 2022 . nl . 2 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202085255/https://postcodebijadres.nl/7642 . live .
  11. News: Wierden . De Standaard . 17 October 1935 . nl . 3 March 2022 . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200116/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=rectum+natuur&coll=ddd&identifier=MMKB23%3A001892015%3Ampeg21%3Aa00231&resultsidentifier=MMKB23%3A001892015%3Ampeg21%3Aa00231&rowid=8 . live .
  12. Web site: Natuurgebied Dakhorst te Wierden . 20 September 2015 . Dit is Rijssen . 3 March 2022 . nl . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200129/https://www.ditisrijssen.nl/natuurgebied-dakhorst-te-wierden/ . live .

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