Reken

Reken is a term with multiple uses in language and geography. In Dutch and Afrikaans, reken is a verb meaning to calculate or reckon. In these languages the word appears in everyday speech as well as in mathematical and accounting contexts, for example in phrases related to arithmetic, budgeting, and computation.

Reken is also the name of a municipality in Germany. It is located in the district of Borken, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, within the Münster region near the Dutch border. The municipality lies in a rural, semi-urban area and includes several local settlements. Its economy is traditionally centered on agriculture, small businesses, and regional services, with local infrastructure serving a mixed residential and farming community.

The toponym Reken is a German place name and is not tied to a single linguistic meaning beyond its use as a geographic designation. The term’s appearance in Dutch and Afrikaans is independent of the German locality, reflecting coincidence in spelling rather than direct cognate-related meaning in most uses.

Overall, reken serves as both a common verb in several languages related to calculation and as the proper name of a border-adjacent German municipality in the Münsterland.