It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 10 km northwest of Oldenzaal.

Reutum was first attested in the late-10th century as Riatnon, and means "settlement near reed".

[4] Reutum and neighbour Haarle [nl] were home to 670 people in 1840.

[4] The windmill is called "De Vier Winden" (The four winds), and dates from 1862.

[4] Another point of interest is the double sluice in the Almelo-Nordhorn canal.