Gilze en Rijen
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Gilze en Rijen | |
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| Square in Gilze Square in Gilze | |
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| Highlighted position of Gilze en Rijen in a municipal map of North Brabant Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′N 4°55′E / 51.583°N 4.917°ECoordinates: 51°35′N 4°55′E / 51.583°N 4.917°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Derk Alssema |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
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| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5120–5126 |
| Area code | 0161 |
| Website | www |
Gilze en Rijen (nl) 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.[citation needed]
Population centres
[edit]- Rijen (population: 16,581)
- Gilze (7,729)
- Molenschot (1,341)
- Hulten (328)
Topography
[edit]File:Gem-GilzeenRijen-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gilze en Rijen, June 2015
Transportation
[edit]Railway Station: Gilze-Rijen
Climate
[edit]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]
On 24 July 2019, temperatures in Gilze en Rijen reached as high as Template:Cvt, the highest temperature ever recorded in The Netherlands until it was surpassed by Eindhoven the same day.[6][7] However, a day later, on 25 July, temperatures in Gilze en Rijen reached Template:Cvt, making it the first place ever in The Netherlands where Template:Cvt was measured and took away the record back from Eindhoven.[8] Climate change was found to be the culprit of such hot temperatures in Netherlands.[9] Template:Weather box
Notable people
[edit]- Marcellin Theeuwes (1936 in Gilze en Rijen – 2019) was a Dutch Carthusian monk
- Jacques Theeuwes (born 1944 in Rijen) a Dutch economist, accountant and academic
- Henriette van Lynden-Leijten (1950 in Gilze en Rijen – 2010) a Dutch Baroness and diplomat to Bulgaria and the Vatican
Sport
[edit]- Janus Theeuwes (1886 in Gilze en Rijen – 1975) an archer, gold medallist in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Joep van den Ouweland (born 1984 in Gilze en Rijen) is a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
- Cees Doorakkers (born 1963 in Gilze) a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Jeroen Blijlevens (born 1971 in Gilze en Rijen) a retired road bicycle racer
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Natuurgebied De Duiventoren
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Gilze en rijen kunstwerk schoenmaker
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Gerardus Majellakerk
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Gilze en rijen kunstwerk margrieten
References
[edit]- ↑ "College van B en W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Gilze en Rijen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5121JX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ Climate Summary for Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands
- ↑ Hoogste temperatuur ooit in Nederland: 39,2 graden gemeten in Gilze-Rijen
- ↑ Eindhoven hitterecordhouder met 39,3 graden, Gilze-Rijen en Ell op 39,2
- ↑ Historisch heet: 40+ in vijf provincies, ook hitterecords in andere EU-landen
- ↑ "Climate crisis blamed as temperature records broken in three nations". 24 July 2019.
External links
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Media related to Gilze en Rijen at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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