Rijs


Rijs is a town within the municipality of De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Rijs is situated on the road between Oudemirdum and Hemelum. It has approximately 170 citizens. Rijs is most known for its 300-year-old planted forest which known as Rijsterbos.

History

Before 2014, Rijs was part of the Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.