Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western
Netherlands
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, in the province of
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water.
The municipality also includes the former villages 't Haantje and
Sion
Sion may refer to
* an alternative transliteration of Zion
People
* Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name
Pl ...
, currently also known as Rijswijk-Buiten.
Demographics
62% Dutch background,
38% No Dutch background
History
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
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Huis ter Nieuwburg
Huis ter Nieuwburg or Huis ter Nieuburch ("House at New Borough") was a palace in Rijswijk, Holland, Dutch Republic. The Symmetry, symmetrical Dutch Palladianism, French Baroque and Classicism, French Classicist building was probably designed by t ...
Treaty of Ryswick
The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, was a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697. They ended the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, which included England, ...
was signed at the
Huis ter Nieuwburg
Huis ter Nieuwburg or Huis ter Nieuburch ("House at New Borough") was a palace in Rijswijk, Holland, Dutch Republic. The Symmetry, symmetrical Dutch Palladianism, French Baroque and Classicism, French Classicist building was probably designed by t ...
in 1697, ending the
Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...
. A monument, the
Needle of Rijswijk
The Needle of Ryswick or Rijswijk ( nl, Naald van Rijswijk) is an obelisk in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, commemorating the Treaty of Ryswick (September 1697).
The monument is at the location of the Huis ter Nieuwburg, the palace where the peace tre ...
(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
Leidschenveen-Ypenburg () is a Vinex-location and district of The Hague, located in the southeast. It is geographically connected to the main body of the city by only a narrow corridor. It consists of four quarters: Hoornwijk and Ypenburg on the ...
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
:''Parts of this article have been translated from the Dutch version of this page''
Haaglanden (, literally ''Haguelands'') was a conurbation surrounding The Hague in the Netherlands from 1992 until 2015. The city's position as the country's se ...
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
The Hague University of Applied Sciences ( nl, De Haagse Hogeschool), abbreviated THUAS, is a university of applied sciences with its campuses located in and around The Hague in the Randstad metropolitan region in the west of the Netherlands. ...
, this was moved to the campus of the TUDelft in
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
. 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.
Transportation
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Rijswijk
Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water.
The municipality also includes th ...
station
*Stopplaats Rijswijk-Wateringen
Economy
Rijswijk is home to:
*The
Biomedical Primate Research Centre
The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) is Europe's largest primate animal testing research centre. It is a scientific research institute that performs research that contributes to the identification and development of new medicines against ...
(BPRC).
*The
Netherlands Patent Office The Netherlands Patent Office ( nl, Octrooicentrum Nederland) is the patent office of the Netherlands. It is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The agency is located in the premises of the European Patent Office (EPO), in Rijswi ...
, at the same location as a branch of the
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation
.
*A large technology centre of the oil company
Shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell (structure), a thin structure
** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
** Thin-shell structure
Science Biology
* Seashell, a hard o ...
, 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
*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
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
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
De Broodfabriek ( en, The Bread Factory) is an exhibition and convention center in the Dutch city of Rijswijk. It was founded in 1996 by Henk van der Straaten
Dionysius Koolen
Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen (21 January 1871 – 24 March 1945) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), later formed to the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic ...
(1871–1945) a Dutch politician
* Henk Beernink (1910 – 1979 in Rijswijk) a Dutch politician
*
Chris van Veen
Christiaan "Chris" van Veen (19 December 1922 – 9 November 2009) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade association executive.
Van Vee ...
(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
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Albert Benschop
Albert Benschop (10 May 1949, Rijswijk - 27 February 2018) was a Dutch sociologist with the University of Amsterdam's faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He was the chief editor of the university's SocioSite project. His internet studies a ...
(1949-2018) a Dutch sociologist and academic
* Peter Oskam (born 1960) a Dutch politician, former football referee and judge
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Sigrid Kaag
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Eelco Visser
Eelco Visser (12 October 1966 – 5 April 2022) was an Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor of Computer Science at Delft University of Technology.
Academic career
Visser was born in Rijswijk. He received an MSc and Doctorate in Computer Science f ...
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...
landscape painter
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Hendrik Tollens
Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon (Hendrik) Tollens (24 September 1780 – 21 October 1856) was a Dutch poet best known for '' Wien Neêrlands Bloed'', the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932.
The Tollens Prize
The Tollens-Fon ...
(1780 – 1856 in Rijswijk) poet
* P. J. Cosijn (1840–1899) a Dutch scholar of
Anglo-Saxon
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literature
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Jacques van Meegeren
Jacques Henri Emil van Meegeren (26 August 1912 – 26 October 1977) was a Dutch illustrator and painter.
He is also considered to be a forger of the work of his father, Han van Meegeren, convicted of forging old masters and fraud. He was, ho ...
(1912–1977) a Dutch illustrator, painter and suspected art forger
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Teddy Scholten
Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten (née van Zwieteren; 11 May 1926 – 8 April 2010) was a Dutch singer and television presenter. She is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Een beetje", representing the Netherlands ...
Felix Thijssen
Felix Thijssen (24 November 1933 – 26 July 2022) was a Dutch author of crime novels, science fiction novels and books for children. In 1999 he won the "Gouden Strop", prize for the best Dutch crime novel, for "Cleopatra". In 2006 he won the " ...
(born 1933) author of crime and science fiction novels and books for children
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Peter Slaghuis
Peter Slaghuis (; 21 August 1961 – 5 September 1991) was a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer, whose work was mostly released under the name Hithouse (a literal translation of his last name — ''slag'', a hit, a beat; and ''huis'', house).
...
(1961–1991) a Dutch musician, DJ, producer and remixer
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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 17 January 1968) is a Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar. He was born in Rijswijk, Netherlands, and studied, lived and worked in Leiden, and he moved permanently to Genoa, Italy, in 2008.
Biogra ...
(born 1968) a poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar
Sport
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Louis Otten
Louis "Lou" Otten (November 5, 1883 in Rijswijk – November 7, 1946 in The Hague) was a Dutch football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football to ...
(1883–1946) football player, team bronze medallist at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
and
1964 Summer Olympics
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* Richard Knopper (born 1977) a Dutch former footballer with 285 club caps
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Anish Giri
Anish Kumar Giri ( ne, अनीश कुमार गिरी; russian: Аниш Кумар Гири; born 28 June 1994) is a Russian-born Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he completed the requirements for the title Grandmaster at t ...
(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
The Netherlands men's national basketball team ( nl, Het Nederlands nationaal basketbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international basketball matches. The national team is governed by Basketball Nederland.
The Dutch have reached the Euro ...
aged 16
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Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jeffrey de Zwaan (born 26 March 1996) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
De Zwaan progressed through to the last 16 of the 2014 World Masters, where he lost 3–0 to Gle ...
(born 1996) Dutch darts player, born in Rijswijk
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Mark Caljouw
Mark Caljouw (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. He started playing badminton aged eight, at BC Randstad in Rijswijk.
Career
Caljouw was selected to join the national team in 2008, and made a debut in international senior tou ...
(born 1995) Dutch badminton player, born in Rijswijk