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Sion is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. It is located on the border with Delft.
In 1345, the monastery Sancta Maria in Monte Sion was built in this area. It was demolished on the orders of the city of Delft in 1572, when Spanish troops approached the city, and was never rebuilt. In the 17th century, an estate was built on the grounds of the former monastery, and in the 19th century, it was divided into small parts and made into farms.
Rijswijk (Dutch: [ˈrɛisʋɛik] ), formerly known as Ryswick (/ˈrɪzwɪk/ RIZ-wik) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of 14.49 km (5.59 sq mi), 0.53 km (0.20 sq mi) of which is water.
The municipality also includes the former hamlets of 't Haantje and Sion, currently also known as Rijswijk Buiten.