A town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, formerly known in English as Ryswick. Its population was 59,642 in 2024, and it has an area of 14.49 square kilometres, of which 0.53 square kilometres is water. The municipality also includes the former hamlets of 't Haantje and Sion, now also known as Rijswijk Buiten. The older English spelling Ryswick is the one still found in historical writing about the town.
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