What is Rijsoord?
[[File:Rijkstraatweg65a.jpg|thumb|Farmhouse in Rijsoord]] [[File:Ridderkerk-rijsoord.png|thumb|Location in the municipality of Ridderkerk]] [[File:Rijsoort wapen.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Rijsoord''' is a [[village]] in the province of [[South Holland]], the Netherlands. It belongs to the [[municipality]] of [[Ridderkerk]] and was a municipality until 1855.<ref>[https://www.plaatsengids.nl/rijsoord Plaatsengids.nl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808135159/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/rijsoord |date=2022-08-08 }} (in Dutch)</ref> Rijsoord has 3,005 people living there in 2022.<ref>[https://allecijfers.nl/wijk/rijsoord-ridderkerk/ AlleCijfers.nl] (in Dutch)</ref> During World War II, the Dutch army surrendered to [[Nazi Germany]] in Rijsoord on May 15, [[1940]].<ref>[https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/70194/Dutch-Capitulation-Memorial-Ridderkerk.htm TracesOfWar]</ref> == Related pages == * [[German invasion of the Netherlands]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:19th-century disestablishments in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Settlements in South Holland]] [[Category:Former municipalities of South Holland]] [[Category:Ridderkerk]]