Riethoven is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergeijk, about southwest of Eindhoven. The adjacent township of Walik is in general considered to be a part of Riethoven. Riethoven was originally called Rijthoven, but with time it changed into Riethoven. In Dutch The name means: farms at the Rijt, the Rijt being a river near the municipality. Riethoven was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Bergeijk. The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to Standard Dutch). Notable people Martin Rythovius (1511), the first Bishop of Ypres Henk van Gerven (1955), politician Wilbert Das (1963), Fashion designer Gallery References Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997 Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Bergeijk