Rijswijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 5 km southeast of Gorinchem.

Rijswijk
Village
Entrance of Rijswijk
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Coordinates: 51°47′51″N 5°1′25″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Altena
Area [1]
• Total	3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,855
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4284[1]
Dialing code	0183

History

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century Riswic, and is a combination of neighbourhood and twigs.[3]

Slotje Rijswijk is a castle which probably dated from the 14th century. It used to have a tower, however it has been demolished. In 1760, an estate was built on the location using the foundations of the former castle.[4]

The Dutch Reformed was originally built before 1369. Remains have been discovered of a church dating from around 1100. In 1809, it was destroyed by a flood, replaced by a new church, and restored between 1999 and 2000.[5]

Rijswijk was home to 306 people in 1840.[5] Rijswijk was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became part of Woudrichem.[6] Rijswijk and neighbouring Giessen have grown into a single urban area.[4] In 2019 Rijswijk became part of Altena[5] by the merger of the municipalities Aalburg, Werkendam and Woudrichem.

Gallery

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  Slot Rijswijk
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  Farm in Rijswijk
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  Drawing of the church (1789)

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