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Rijswijk |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
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| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 14.48 km² (5.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 14.05 km² (5.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0.44 km² (0.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 47,117 | ||
| - Density | 3,354/km² (8,686.8/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.rijswijk.nl | |||
Rijswijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a suburb of The Hague (population: 47,693 in 2004) and covers an area of 14.48 km² (of which 0.43 km² is covered by water).
The municipality of Rijswijk also includes the following towns, villages and townships: 't Haantje and Sion.
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Archeological excavations indicate that this area of the coastal dunes were 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:
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The Treaty of Ryswick was signed at the Huis ter Nieuwburg in 1697, ending the Nine Years' War. A monument, built in 1792, to commemorate the treaty now stands 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 transferred to The Hague by the provincial government in 2002.
Rijswijk is home to:
The Von Fisenne Park has a children's farm. The Wilhelmina Park has a nudist part.
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