Rijs

Rijs (West Frisian: Riis) is a village within the municipality of De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Rijs
Riis
Village
Mooi Gaasterland mansion
Mooi Gaasterland mansion
Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality
Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality
Rijs is located in Friesland
Rijs
Rijs
Location in the Netherlands
Rijs is located in Netherlands
Rijs
Rijs
Rijs (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°52′N 5°30′E
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityDe Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren
Area
[1]
 • Total5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total175
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Postal code
8572[1]
Dialing code0514

Rijs is situated on the road between Oudemirdum and Hemelum. It has approximately 170 citizens (2017).[3] Rijs is best known for its 300-year-old planted forest which known as Rijsterbos.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1333 as Riis and means branches. It is related to a grange of the Abbey of Staveren which was demolished in 1495 by Ygo Gales Galama, a Frisian warlord.[4][5] Rijs was located on a sandy ridge.[5]

Huis Rijs was a stins (manor house) built in the 17th century. As part of the estate, a large forest was planted. The building was demolished in 1937,[5] and replaced by a modern house. The forest is owned by It Fryske Gea and is publicly accessible.[6]

In 1840, Rijs was home to 95 people. In 1916, the former brickworks of Rijs was used as a refugee camp for several hundred Belgian refugees.[7]

Before 2014, Rijs was part of the Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.[7]

  • The garden entrance gate of Huis Rijs
    The garden entrance gate of Huis Rijs
  • Dolmen in the forest
    Dolmen in the forest
  • Rijsterbos
    Rijsterbos
  • Peace temple
    Peace temple

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8572WB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
  4. "Rijs - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Rijs" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. "Huis Rijs". Stinsen in Friesland (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. "Rijs". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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