Needle of Rijswijk

The Needle of Ryswick or Rijswijk is an obelisk in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, commemorating the Treaty of Ryswick. The monument is at the location of the Huis ter Nieuwburg, the palace where the peace treaty was signed.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Bonifatiuskerk and Den Haag Moerwijk railway station.

Sint-Bonifatiuskerk

Church

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Sint-Bonifatiuskerk is a church, which is situated 430 metres north of Needle of Rijswijk.

Den Haag Moerwijk railway station

Railway station

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Den Haag Moerwijk is a railway station in the Moerwijk district of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. It opened on 2 June 1996. Den Haag Moerwijk railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Needle of Rijswijk.

Rijswijk railway station

Railway station

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Rijswijk is a railway station located in Rijswijk in the suburbs of The Hague, Netherlands. The station was opened on 3 June 1847 and is located on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway, between The Hague and Rotterdam. Rijswijk railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Needle of Rijswijk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spoorwijk and Laak.

Spoorwijk

Neighborhood

Spoorwijk is a residential neighbourhood in the Laak district of The Hague, Netherlands. Its name, literally rail neighbourhood or track neighbourhood, originated from the fact that the area borders the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway on the west.

Laak

Suburb

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Laak is district of The Hague, Netherlands. With a population of 48,255 and an area of 4.3 square kilometres, it is the smallest and least populous of the city's eight districts.