Rechthuis (Bellingwolde)

The Rechthuis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛxtɦœys] ⓘ; English: Law House) is a former courthouse in the village of Bellingwolde in the Netherlands.

The building with two crow-stepped gables was established in 1643 and used as a civil court for the area Bellingwolde-Blijham until 1811.

The Rechthuis is located at the Hoofdweg (English: Main Road),[2] near the Magnus Church, in the center of the village of Bellingwolde in the east of the province of Groningen near the Dutch–German border.

[2][3] The rectangular building has a saddle roof with the ridge parallel to the road.

[2] The judge (Dutch: richter [sic]) of the courthouse was appointed by the city of Groningen and lived in the nearby Rigtersborg in Bellingwolde.