It is located in the municipality of Bergeijk, about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Eindhoven.

The adjacent township of Walik is in general considered to be a part of Riethoven.

Riethoven was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Bergeijk.

[3] The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to Standard Dutch).

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