Rijs
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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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 | |
 Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality | |
  Rijs Location in the Netherlands  Rijs Rijs (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  De Fryske Marren |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 175 |
| • Density | 32.3/km2 (83.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8572[1] |
| Dialing code | 0514 |
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]
Gallery
The garden entrance gate of Huis Rijs
Dolmen in the forest
Rijsterbos
Peace temple
