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Reutje

Coordinates: 51°07′45″N 6°00′29″E / 51.12917°N 6.00806°E / 51.12917; 6.00806
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Reutje
Hamlet
Reutje is located in Netherlands
Reutje
Reutje
Location in the Netherlands
Reutje is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Reutje
Reutje
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°07′45″N 6°00′29″E / 51.12917°N 6.00806°E / 51.12917; 6.00806
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg (Netherlands)
Municipality Roerdalen
Area
 • 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: [(ət) ˈrøːtɕə]; 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

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  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.
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