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Ritthem is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Vlissingen, about 4 kilometres east of the city.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ritthem
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.native_name_lang
nl
Settlement.image_skyline
Rittem.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of Ritthem
Settlement.image_shield
Ritthem wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Zeeland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Vlissingen
Settlement.elevation_m
5.0
Settlement.area_total_km2
0.31

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Area
11.06
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Rittem.jpg
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Commons category
Ritthem
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Fort Rammekens
  • Gallery
  • References

Ritthem is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Vlissingen, about 4 kilometres east of the city.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1235 as Rithem, and means "settlement near reed". Ritthem is an incomplete circular church village which developed in the Middle Ages on a ridge.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ritthem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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