Rectum, Netherlands

Coordinates: 52°19′40″N 6°34′15″E / 52.3277°N 6.5708°E / 52.3277; 6.5708
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Rectum
Postal code
7642
Dialing code0546

Rectum is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of the municipality of Wierden. The hamlet is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) 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 Regge near Rectum

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.[6] During the 21st century, vineyards were established in the hamlet.[7]

At the 1795 census, Rectum was home to 151 people.[8] A school was established in the mid-17th century, but closed in the 1980s.[6][9] A joint school with IJpelo [nl] was established, and nowadays the two hamlets cooperate extensively, and share resources.[6]

The postal authority does not recognise Rectum as a separate entity and has put it under Wierden.[10] The hamlet is a statistical entity.[1]

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][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7642AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Distance Enter to Rectum". Distance.to. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Rectum - (geografische naam)". Etymologie Bank (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Oudheidkundige vondsten". De Tijd (in Dutch). 20 June 1933. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Rectum-Ypelo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Financiering wijngaard Rectum rond". Tubantia (in Dutch). 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ Volks-tellinge in de Nederlandsche republiek (in Dutch). The Hague: 's Landsdrukkerij. 1796. p. 23. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  9. ^ "Groeten uit Rectum". Trouw (in Dutch). 23 June 1988. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Postcode 7642 in Wierden". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Wierden". De Standaard (in Dutch). 17 October 1935. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Natuurgebied Dakhorst te Wierden". Dit is Rijssen (in Dutch). 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.