Rijswijk
Rijswijk (Dutch: [ˈrɛisʋɛik] ⓘ), formerly known as Ryswick (/ˈrɪzwɪk/ RIZ-wik) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 55,220 in 2021, and it has an area of 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi), 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) of which is water.
Rijswijk Ryswick | |
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Jaagpad street in Rijswijk | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°2′N 4°19′E / 52.033°N 4.317°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Huri Sahin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 13.96 km2 (5.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 55,220 |
| • Density | 3,956/km2 (10,250/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rijswijker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2280–2289 |
| Area code | 070 |
| Website | www |
The municipality also includes the former villages 't Haantje and Sion, currently also known as Rijswijk-Buiten.
Demographics edit
62% Dutch background, 38% No Dutch background
History edit
Archeological excavations indicate that this area of the coastal dunes was already inhabited some 5500 years ago. The formation of the village Rijswijk took place in the 13th century, and its history was dominated by presence of mansions and estates of the nobility and affluent. Among the many country estates known to have been in Rijswijk are:
- Arentsburg
- Burchvliet
- Cromvliet
- Den Burgh
- De Voorde
- Drievliet
- 's-Gravenmade
- Haag- en Delftzicht
- Hilvoorde
- Hoekenburg
- Hofrust
- Hoornwijk
- Huis te Werve
- Huis ter Nieuwburg
- Leeuwendaal
- Oversteen
- Overvoorde
- Schoonoord
- Sion
- Steenvoorde
- Te Blotinghe
- Tollenshuis
- Vredenoord
- Welgelegen
- Zuidhoorn
The Treaty of Ryswick was signed at the Huis ter Nieuwburg in 1697, ending the Nine Years' War. A monument, the Needle of Rijswijk (1792), was erected to commemorate the treaty in the Rijswijk Forest.
Until 1900 Rijswijk remained a relative small community but it became urbanized during the 20th century when it expanded rapidly. Today, Rijswijk's area has almost been completely built-up. The last major development is the new Ypenburg neighbourhood, built on the lands of the former Ypenburg Airfield but this part of Rijswijk was annexed by The Hague in 2002. Rijswijk is part of the Haaglanden conurbation. During the years its built-up area has grown to the point where it has effectively merged with The Hague, even though it is still a separate municipality.
Up until 2009 Rijswijk had a polytechnic college for applied sciences; TH Rijswijk (Technische Hogeschool Rijswijk). After a merger with the Haagse Hogeschool, this was moved to the campus of the TUDelft in Delft. The building still remains.
Istana Negara, one of the six presidential palaces of Indonesia, in the Jakarta neighbourhood of Harmoni (formerly Rijswijk-Molenvliet), was called Palais te Rijswijk during Dutch colonial times.
Country estates known to be in Rijswijk edit
- 0111 Cromvliet
- 0112 Leeuwendaal
- 0221 Oud-Rijswijk
- 0222 Bomenbuurt
- 0223 Welgelegen
- 0224 Rembrandtkwartier
- 0225 Havenkwartier
- 0331 Julianapark
- 0332 Huis te Lande
- 0333 Stationskwartier
- 0334 Te Werve
- 0441 Spoorzicht
- 0442 Kleurenbuurt
- 0443 Artiestenbuurt
- 0551 Overvoorde
- 0552 Strijp (buurtschap)
- 0553 Presidentenbuurt
- 0554 Ministerbuurt
- 0661 Stervoorde
- 0662 Eikelenburg
- 0663 Hoekpolder
- 0664 Sion (buurtschap)
- 0771 Muziekbuurt
- 0772 Wilhelminapark
- 0881 Plaspoelpolder
- 0882 Elsenburg
- 0883 Pasgeld (buurtschap)
- 0884 Haantje (buurtschap)
- 0991 Hoornwijck
- 0992 Broekpolder
- 0993 Kraayenburg
- 0994 Vrijenban
Public transport edit
- Rijswijk station
- Stopplaats Rijswijk-Wateringen
Economy edit
Rijswijk is home to:
- The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC).
- The Netherlands Patent Office, at the same location as a branch of the European Patent Office.
- A large technology centre of the oil company Shell, on Kessler Park.
- A small part of the Dutch national Forensic Laboratory, researching clues and objects in order to aid police investigations. The main building is moved to The Hague-Ypenburg.
- The Headquarters of TUI Netherlands.
Recreation edit
- Parks: Hoekpolder, Plaspoelpolder, Schaapweipolder, Hoge Broekpolder, Noordpolder, Park Overvoorde, Wilhelminapark, Elsenburgerbos, Park Steenvoorde.
- Natural swimming location De Put
- Rijswijkse Schouwburg, which hosts many national theatre shows.
- The Von Fisenne Park has a petting zoo.
- Sports park 'De Schilp' has an indoor swimming pool.
- Museum Rijswijk located at Herenstraat 67, 2282 BR Rijswijk, which has many works of art
The largest shopping center is called 'In de Bogaard' and smaller shops are located in the old town center (Herenstraat). There is the old Schaapweimolen (windmill). De Broodfabriek holds many fairs and events.
Notable people edit
Public thinking and public service edit
- Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945) a Dutch politician
- Henk Beernink (1910 – 1979 in Rijswijk) a Dutch politician
- Chris van Veen (1922–2009) a politician; also worked for the municipality of Rijswijk 1945/1960
- Gerard Veringa (1924 – 1999 in Rijswijk) a Dutch politician and criminologist
- Maurits Kiek (1909-1980) resistance fighter World War II
- Johan van Benthem (born 1949) former academic logician
- Albert Benschop (1949-2018) a Dutch sociologist and academic
- Peter Oskam (born 1960) a Dutch politician, former football referee and judge
- Sigrid Kaag (born 1961) a Dutch politician and diplomat, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development since 2017
- Eelco Visser (1966-2022), professor of computer science
Arts edit
- Adriaen van der Cabel (1630–1705) a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter
- Hendrik Tollens (1780 – 1856 in Rijswijk) poet
- P. J. Cosijn (1840–1899) a Dutch scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature
- Jacques van Meegeren (1912–1977) a Dutch illustrator, painter and suspected art forger
- Teddy Scholten (1926–2010) a Dutch singer and winner of the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest
- Felix Thijssen (born 1933) author of crime and science fiction novels and books for children
- Peter Slaghuis (1961–1991) a Dutch musician, DJ, producer and remixer
- Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 1968) a poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar
Sport edit
- Louis Otten (1883–1946) football player, team bronze medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Piet van der Touw (born 1940) a retired cyclist, competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
- Richard Knopper (born 1977) a Dutch former footballer with 285 club caps
- Anish Giri (born 1994) a Russian-born Dutch chess Grandmaster, lives in Rijswijk
- Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (born 2001) a Dutch basketball player, made his debut for the Netherlands national basketball team aged 16
- Jeffrey de Zwaan (born 1996) Dutch darts player, born in Rijswijk
- Mark Caljouw (born 1995) Dutch badminton player, born in Rijswijk
References edit
- ^ "Burgemeester Huri Sahin" [Mayor Huri Sahin] (in Dutch). Gemeente Rijswijk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2284DP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Museum Rijswijk website