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'''Riis''' ({{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}}: ''Rijs'', also referred to as '''East-Riis''' or '''Oost-Rijs'''), is a [[Hennehouwe#Administrative divisions|municipality]] in [[Hennehouwe]], located in the region of [[Lower Stegeren]]. The municipality is located on the border between Hennehouwe and [[Estmere]], sharing a complicated borderline with {{wp|exclave|exclaves}} that make up the majority of the Estmerish town [[Rees]], which themselves contain second-order exclaves of Riis. The municipality had a population of 7,641 at the time of the 2018 census.


In addition to the complicated border, Riis is also famous for hosting the Rock'nRiis festival along with its Estmerish sister town, with the festival main stage traditionally straddling the border of the two countries. Riis is one of just five municipalties in Hennehouwe with {{wp|Frisian language|Dellish}} as an official language, and one of a handful which have three co-official languages: Dellish, Hennish and {{wp|English language|Estmerish}}. Since 1998, the town has been referred to by its Dellish name in all government documents in Hennish.
==Geography==
===Border with Rees===
[[File:Rees-Rijs-Riis enclave map.svg|left|300px|thumb|Estmerish and Hennish territory in Rees and Riis respectively]]
Riis is known for its complex border with [[Rees]], [[Estmere]].
The history behind the complicated borders of the two towns dates back to a number of land swaps, treaties and peace settlements by nobles and clergymen of both Hennish and Estmerish origin dating back to the 15th century. The most notable of these land swaps was during the late 1480's when the declared allegiances of landowners resulted in an agreed land swap conducted between the [[Counties of Estmere|Duke of the Perch]] and nobles from [[Lower Stegeren|Stegeren]]. The borders were officially agreed upon at the [[Treaty of Eternal Amendist Friendship]] between the new [[Sotirian Commonwealth]] and the [[Kingdom of Estmere]] in 1646, with a further simplification occurring a century later at the [[Treaty of Verlois]] in 1747.
Whilst cross-border activities and freedom of movement within the area remained ambiguous due the split nature of the town, a {{wp|bilateral agreement}} was signed in 1940, affirming the right of residents to freely travel between the borders of the towns without restriction. The founding of the [[Euclean Community]] in 1948, to which Hennehouwe and Estmere were both party, and the subsequent establishment of the [[Euclean Community#Zilverzee Area|Zilverzee Area]] in 1983, have virtually eroded the once-complex realities of the border.
The majority of the area of the municipality is located within Hennehouwe proper, with the remainder consisting of twelve exclaves within Estmerish territory: six of which are {{wp|counter-exclaves}} located within the largest Estmerish exclave (referred to officially as E1), with the other six being located within Estmere proper. The Hennish exclaves are mostly small pockets of land, including the smallest piece of sovereign territory by area in the world: exclave H9, which contains just one house, has an area of 0.0018 km2 (0.0007 sq mi).
Today, the towns of Riis and Rees are highly integrated both economically and culturally. The towns' borders are marked by pavings in the road and on pedrestrianised streets, marked on either side with 'E' (Estmere) or 'H' (Hennehouwe). The physical border is mostly symbolic, however it is not uncommon for the border to run directly through individual houses and businesses. In these cases, it is generally assumed that the location of the front door of the property determines the country of residence or business. Some businesses that straddle the border have opted to have two front doors - one on the Estmerish side, and one on the Hennish side - in order to take advantage of discrepencies in trading laws where applicable. For instance, the lower legal drinking age of 16 in Estmere (compared with 18 in Hennehouwe) means that {{wp|off licenses}} with two separate front doors can sell liquor to Hennish 16- and 17-year-olds, provided it is conducted on the Estmerish side of the premises.
==Local government==
Riis is a municipality in [[Lower Stegeren]], from which it receives its municipal powers under the regional constitution. The municipal government has responsibility for local utilities, housing, traffic, education, property taxation and limited powers over local policing.
Due to the nature of the town's borders with its Estmerish counterpart, the Riis municipal council works closely with the Rees parish council on a number of projects and issues. Under a long-standing agreement, local law enforcement vehicles of the [[Hennish Police]] can pass through the Estmerish town of Rees in order to attend matters within Riis, and vice-versa.
===Municipal council===
Riis Municipal Council (Dellish: ''Gemeenteried Riis'', Hennish: ''Gemeenteraad Riis'') has thirteen members, elected every four years. The most recent election took place in 2019, with the next elections scheduled for 2023 as part of the wider Hennish local elections.
The current mayor is Marina Hoekstra of the [[National People's Party (Hennehouwe)|National People's Party]] (NVP). The current governing majority on the municipal council consists of the NVP and local party LLR.
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
| colspan=6|[[File:Riiscouncil2019.svg|center|200px]]
|-
! colspan=2|Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|style="background:#006B2D;" |
|align=left|[[National People's Party (Hennehouwe)|National People's Party]] (NVP)||1,040||26.9||4
|-
|style="background:#F5C150;" |
|align=left|Local List Riis (LLR)||923||23.8||3
|-
|style="background:#0087DC;" |
|align=left|[[Progressive Democratic Party (Hennehouwe)|Progressive Democratic Party]] (VDP)||582||15.0||2
|-
|style="background:#ee2a3b;" |
|align=left|[[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|Socialist Labour Party]] (SAP)||507||13.1||2
|-
|style="background:#800080;" |
|align=left|Riis For All (RFE)||337||8.7||1
|-
|style="background:#cc0000;" |
|align=left|[[The Left (Hennehouwe)|The Left]] (Links)||258||6.7||1
|-
|colspan="5" style="background: #E9E9E9"|
|-
|style="background:#FF6A00;" |
|align=left|[[People's Party for Sotirian Democracy]] (VSD)||146||3.8||0
|-
|style="background:#336699;" |
|align=left|[[List of political parties in Hennehouwe|Liberal Party]] (LP)||79||2.0||0
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|'''Total'''||'''3,872'''||'''100.0'''||'''13'''
|-
!colspan=5|
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|Valid votes||3,872||98.7||rowspan=4|
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|Invalid/blank votes||52||1.3
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|'''Total votes cast'''||'''3,924'''||'''100.00'''
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|Registered voters/turnout||6,109||64.2
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: Gemeentereid Riis
|-
|}
==Demographics==
Riis had a population of 7,641 at the 2018 census, 11.8% of which are foreign nationals, including Estmerish nationals. The population of Riis has increased 27.8% since 1998.
{{wp|Frisian language|Dellish}} is the most spoken language within the municipality, making it one of only three in Hennehouwe where this is the case. As of the 2018 census, 61.8% of the population speaks Dellish as their first language, with {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} at 16.4%, {{wp|Hennish language|Hennish}} at 15.1%. Riis is the only municipality in Hennehouwe in which Hennish is neither of the two most spoken first languages. The integrated nature of the town itself and with Rees has resulted in a high level of mutual intelligibility between speakers of the three languages in both towns, resulting in frequent {{wp|code-switching}} and a mixed {{wp|jargon}} referred to colloquially as ''Riis-speak'' (Dellish: ''Riispraat'', Hennish: ''Rijspraat'').
As of 2018, 78.9% of the population identified as [[Sotirianity|Sotirian]], with 65.0% identifying as {{wp|Protestantism|Amendism}}, 9.6% as [[Solarian Catholic Church|Solarian Catholic]], and 4.3% as other or unspecified Sotirian. 15.7% idenfitied themselves as non-religious or {{wp|atheism|atheist}}, 3.3% [[Irfan|Irfanic]], 1.1% {{wp|Judaism|Atudaist}} and 1.0% other or unspecified.
==Sister towns==
Riis is twinned with one {{wp|sister town}}, the Estmerish town of [[Rees]].
*{{flagicon|Estmere}} [[Rees]], Estmere, 1955
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Grensoverschrijdend - Baarle Hertog of Nassau.jpg|Border marking the boundaries between Hennehouwe and Estmere, including through the front door of a house
File:Sint-Remigiuskerk Baarle-Hertog.jpg|Sint-Gregoriuskerk
File:Early Sunday afternoon crowd at the Pyramid (323784473).jpg|Main stage of the Rock'nRiis festival, 2008
File:Glastonbury_High_street.jpg|Markstraat in Riis
</gallery>

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