Rijswijk

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Rijswijk, pronounced "Rice-vyke" in English (Dutch: Rijswijk (help·info)) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality (population: 47,693 in 2004) 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 (links to additional info bolded): 't Haantje and Sion.

The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Europe's largest ape research centre, is based in Rijswijk. A branch of the European Patent Office is also located in Rijswijk.

The major oil company Shell has a large technology centre called Kesslerpark on Volmerlaan

1 History
2 Recreation
3 People from Rijswijk
4 External links

[edit] History

Image:Station Rijswijk.jpg

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).

[edit] Recreation

The Von Fisenne Park has a children's farm. The Wilhelmina Park (nl) has a nudist part.

[edit] People from Rijswijk

[edit] External links

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