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Rectum
Hamlet
Farm (1964)
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Coordinates: 52°19′40″N 6°34′15″E / 52.3277°N 6.5708°E / 52.3277; 6.5708
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Wierden
Area
• Total	5.80 km (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population
• Total	355
• Density	61/km (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7642
Dialing 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 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Enter.

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'.

History

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

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

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

Nature

Rectum is located in a forested area. 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.

References

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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.

• Populated places in Overijssel
• Wierden