Rectum, Netherlands

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]

Rectum
Hamlet
Farm (1964)
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Coordinates: 52.3277°N 6.5708°E / 52.3277; 6.5708
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Wierden
Area [1]
• Total	5.80 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	355
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7642
Dialing code	0546

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. "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. "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. "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.