Gilze en Rijen

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Gilze en Rijen
Municipality
Square in Gilze
Square in Gilze
Flag of Gilze en Rijen
Flag
Coat of arms of Gilze en Rijen
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
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Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Jan Boelhouwer (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 65.66 km2 (25.35 sq mi)
 • Land 65.49 km2 (25.29 sq mi)
 • Water 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 26,038
 • Density 398/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5120–5126
Area code 0161
Website www.gilzerijen.nl

Gilze en Rijen (Audio file "194 Gilze en Rijen.ogg" not found) 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

Topography

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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

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  5. Climate Summary for Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website