The hamlet is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Enter.

[3] 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.

[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.

The nature area Dakhorst has been laid out around the water buffer.