Gilze en Rijen

Gilze en Rijen
Gilze en Rijen
Municipality
	Square in Gilze
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jan Boelhouwer (PvdA)
Area
• Total	65.66 km2 (25.35 sq mi)
• Land	65.38 km2 (25.24 sq mi)
• Water	0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	26,723
• Density	409/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5120–5126
Area code	0161
Website	www.gilzerijen.nl

Gilze en Rijen (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality contains four villages Rijen, Gilze, Hulten and Molenschot. It is home to the Gilze-Rijen Air Base.

Rijen grew in the 19th century due to its leather factories.

Population centres

Rijen (population: 16,581)
Gilze (7,729)
Molenschot (1,341)
Hulten (328)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gilze en Rijen, June 2015

Transportation

Railway Station: Gilze-Rijen

Climate

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gilze en Rijen has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.^[5]

References

^ "College van B en W" (in Dutch). Gemeente Gilze en Rijen. Retrieved 27 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 5121JX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Climate Summary for Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands

External links

Media related to Gilze en Rijen at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[mayor_now-1] "College van B en W" (in Dutch). Gemeente Gilze en Rijen. Retrieved 27 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 5121JX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[5] Climate Summary for Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands

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