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Rijswijk · Alexandria

Place · 1812 CE

Rijswijk

Also known as

Gemeente Rijswijk
Gemeente Rijswijk
Reisveikas
Rieswiek
Rieswiek (Zuud-'Olland)
Rijswijk (Połedńowo Holandyjo)

Image illustrating Rijswijk — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Rijswijksee Wikimedia Commons

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birthplace ofRichard Knopper1977 CE
birthplace ofSigrid Kaag1961 CE

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