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Delft Markt
The cobbled heart of Vermeer's Delft, framed by the New Church tower and Renaissance town hall above the famous blue pottery.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Rijswijk
South Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Rijswijk
Rijswijk works well as a base: 5 minutes from Delft, 9km from Scheveningen Beach.
Rijswijk is in South Holland, Netherlands, with about 47,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Delft, about 4 km away.
Rijswijk (Dutch: [ˈrɛisʋɛik] ), formerly known as Ryswick ( RIZ-wik) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59,642 in 2024, and it has an area of 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi), 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) of which is water.
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includes the former hamlets of 't Haantje and Sion, currently also known as Rijswijk Buiten.
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What is there to see near Rijswijk?
Within an hour or so of Rijswijk: Delft Markt (4 km), Louwman Museum (7 km), Madurodam (7 km), Scheveningen Beach (9 km).
Are there any good drives near Rijswijk?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Rijswijk?
Rijswijk is in South Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Delft.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,299
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- South Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.0363, 4.3250
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Worth the detour from Rijswijk
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Louwman Museum
World's oldest private car collection spanning from 1886 to modern day with over 275 rare and iconic automobiles.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Madurodam
A miniature Netherlands in 1:25 scale, with tiny canals, windmills and airports, on the edge of The Hague.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Scheveningen Beach
The Hague's grand seaside resort with a long sandy strand, a historic pier and a Belle Epoque Kurhaus hotel.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Maeslantkering
Movable storm surge barrier on the Nieuwe Waterweg near Hoek van Holland, with two swinging arms as long as the Eiffel Tower.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Cube Houses Rotterdam
Piet Blom's tilted yellow cube houses are the quirky landmark of Rotterdam's bold post-war architecture scene.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Erasmusbrug
Rotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Rijswijk
- 18 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 45 kmBrouwersdamDelta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
- 56 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
- 64 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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