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.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as Riswic, the name being 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 church 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 in 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 -
Farm in Rijswijk -
Drawing of the church (1789)
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4284EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Rijswijk (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
Authenticity of the 1076-1081 reference is in doubt
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Giessen-Rijswijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rijswijk (Brabant)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.