|
Rijswijk (also Ryswick in English) (population: 48,798) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province
of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 14.47 kmē.
The municipality of Rijswijk also includes the following towns, villages and townships: 't Haantje,
Sion.
The Biomedical Primate Research
Centre (BPRC), Europe's largest ape research centre, is based in Rijswijk.
History
The Treaty of Ryswick was signed here in 1697, ending the
War of the Grand Alliance. A monument, built in
1792, to commemorate the treaty now stands in the Rijswijkse Bos (Rijswijk Wood).
Recreation
The Von Fisenne Park has a children's farm. The Wilhelmina Park has a nudist part.
External Link
There are also villages called Rijswijk in the municipalities of Woudrichem
and Buren.
|