Rietmolen is a village in the eastern
Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of
Berkelland
Berkelland () is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the former municipalities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The new municipality was named after the Berkel, a sma ...
,
Gelderland.
It was first mentioned in the 1630s as Rytmuelerbrugh, and means "windmill along a stream". Since 1712, the inn Reetmölle was used as a Catholic church. In 1835, a real church was built.
In 1931, construction began on a new church. It was finished in 1933, and has a tall slender tower which resembles a
minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
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Gallery
File:2020-08-18 — Pastoor C.M. van Everdingenstraat 41, Rietmolen.jpg, Farm in Rietmolen
File:2020-08-18 — Bushalte 'Kerkplein' (buurtbus 192 191) - Waterleidingdijk, Rietmolen.jpg, Bus stop
File:2020-08-18 — Sint-Caeciliakerk, Rietmolen.jpg, Tower of the church
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Berkelland
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