Rijswijk
Town and municipality in South Holland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rijswijk (Dutch: [ˈrɛisʋɛik] ⓘ), formerly known as Ryswick (/ˈrɪzwɪk/ RIZ-wik) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi), 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) of which is water.
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Rijswijk
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 52°2′N 4°19′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 |
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The municipality also includes the former hamlets of 't Haantje and Sion, currently also known as Rijswijk-Buiten.