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Rijs

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

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Place details

Locality: Rijs
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Rijs
Settlement.native_name: Riis
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Mooi Gaasterland Rijs.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mooi Gaasterland mansion
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Gaasterlân Sleat Riis.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: De Fryske Marren
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Mooi Gaasterland Rijs.jpg

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

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