Northern Netherlands
Friesland
De Fryske Marren

Rijs

Rijs is a village within the municipality of in the province of , the . Rijs is situated on the road between and .
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  • Type: Village with 170 residents
  • Description: village in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Riis”
  • Postal code: 8572

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rysterbosk and Windmotor Mirns.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Windpump
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is a windpump, which is situated 3 km west of Rijs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakhuizen and Oudemirdum.

Village
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is a village in the province of . It is in the municipality , about 6 km east of the city of . has about 1,075 inhabitants. is situated 2½ km west of Rijs.

Village
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is a small village in municipality in the province of the and has around the 1330 citizens. is situated 3 km southeast of Rijs.

Village
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is a village in Súdwest Fryslân municipality, in the province of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 610 in January 2017. is situated 3½ km northwest of Rijs.

Rijs

Latitude
52.86375° or 52° 51′ 50″ north
Longitude
5.49699° or 5° 29′ 49″ east
Population
170
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL RIJ
Open location code
9F47VF7W+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9838849624
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2748093
Wiki­data ID
Q2460808
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Rijs” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Rijs”
  • Cebuano: “Rijs”
  • Chinese: “Rijs”
  • Dutch: “Riis”
  • Dutch: “Rijs”
  • French: “Rijs”
  • Galician: “Rijs”
  • Irish: “Riis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Rijs”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rijs”
  • Persian: “ریجس”
  • Persian: “ریس”
  • Polish: “Rijs”
  • Portuguese: “Rijs”
  • Spanish: “Rijs”
  • Ukrainian: “Рейс”
  • Western Frisian: “Riis”

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Highlights include Snippenflouw and Séfonsterpolder.

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