Rijswijk_(Gelderland)

Rijswijk, Gelderland

Rijswijk, Gelderland

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

For other uses, see Rijswijk (disambiguation).

Rijswijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km north of Tiel.

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It was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Risuuic, and means "neighbourhood near twigs".[3] The village developed along the Nederrijn as a stretched out settlement. The church tower dates from around 1500 and has a 14th century base. The church dates from the 16th century.[4] In 1840, it was home to 536 people.[5]

The grist mill De Hoop dates from 1703. It was restored in 1966 and 2002–2003.[6]

  • Windmill De Hoop
  • Rijswijk, church: the Martinuskerk
  • Village street
  • Former schoolteacher's house

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022. two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 4023AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Rijswijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Rijswijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Rijswijk (Gelderland)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    "De Hoop". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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