Rijsoord

Rijsoord is a village in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.

Farmhouse in Rijsoord
Location in the municipality of Ridderkerk
Coat of arms

It belongs to the municipality of Ridderkerk and was a municipality until 1855.[1]

Rijsoord has 3,005 people living there in 2022.[2]

During World War II, the Dutch army surrendered to Nazi Germany in Rijsoord on May 15, 1940.[3]

References
  1. Plaatsengids.nl (in Dutch)
  2. AlleCijfers.nl (in Dutch)
  3. TracesOfWar




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