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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
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| - Total | 14. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 48 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 14. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 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. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. | |||
| 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. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. 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. Sion is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. It is located on the border with Delft, and has a population of about 210
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History
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 War of the Grand Alliance. The Treaty of Ryswick was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick (now known as Rijswijk) in the Dutch Republic. The Nine Years' War (1688–97 – often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a major war of the late 17th 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.
Economy
Rijswijk is home to:
- The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Europe's largest ape research centre. The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC is Europe's largest primate research centre
- The Netherlands Patent Office, at the same location as the Dutch branch of the European Patent Office. The Netherlands Patent Office (Octrooicentrum Nederland is the Patent office of the Netherlands. The European Patent Office (EPO is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg the other being the Administrative Council.
- A large technology centre of the oil company Shell, called Kesslerpark, on Volmerlaan. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins
- The Dutch national Forensic Laboratory, researching clues and objects in order to aid police investigations.
Recreation
The Von Fisenne Park has a children's farm. A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human A petting zoo (often called and/or part of a " children's zoo " features a combination of domestic animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch The Wilhelmina Park has a nudist part. Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public.
Notable people from Rijswijk
- Adriaen van der Kabel, painter (1630-1705)
- Hendrik Tollens, poet (1780-1856)
- Henri ter Hall, artist and politian (1866-1944)
- Otto Kriens, painter (1873-1930)
- Johan Buziau, comedian and artist (1877-1958)
- Louis Otten, football player (1883-1946)
- Teddy Scholten, winner Eurovision Song Contest 1959 (born 1926)
- Felix Thijssen, writer (born 1933)
- Johan van Benthem, logician (born 1949)
- Peter Slaghuis, DJ and musician (1961-1991)
- Karin de Groot, television personality (born 1965)
- Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, poet (born 1968)
- Odette Simons, television actress (born 1976)
- Richard Knopper, football player (born 1977)
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Adriaen van der Cabel (1631 Ryswick - June 16, 1705, Lyon) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch school. Wien Neêrlands bloed ( To those in whom Dutch blood) was the National anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932 Louis "Lou" Otten (born November 5, 1883 in Rijswijk - died November 7, 1946 in The Hague) was a Dutch Teddy Scholten-van Swieteren ( May 11, 1926) is a Dutch singer The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. Felix Thijssen is a Dutch author of crime novels science fiction novels and books for children Johannes Franciscus Abraham Karel (Johan van Benthem (born June 12 1949, Rijswijk) is a University Professor () of Logic at the Peter Slaghuis ( 21 August 1961, Rijswijk - 5 September 1991) was a Dutch DJ, producer and remixer whose work Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born January 17, 1968, Rijswijk) Dutch poet novelist polemicist and classic scholar was born in Rijswijk Richard Knopper (born August 29, 1977 in Rijswijk) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for ADO Den Haag.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic