Rijswijk

Rijswijk
Ryswick
Gemeente Rijswijk
Towpath (Jaagpad)
Jaagpad street in Rijswijk
Flag of Ryswick
Coat of arms of Rijswijk
Highlighted position of Rijswijk in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°2′N 4°19′E / 52.033°N 4.317°E / 52.033; 4.317
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHuri Sahin
Area
 • Total14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
 • Land13.96 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
 • Water0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total59.642
 • Density3,956/km2 (10,250/sq mi)
DemonymRijswijker
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2280–2289
Area code070
Websitewww.rijswijk.nl

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.

The municipality also includes the former hamlets of 't Haantje and Sion, currently also known as RijswijkBuiten.

  1. ^ "Burgemeester Huri Sahin" (in Dutch). Gemeente Rijswijk. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 2284DP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.