Gilze en Rijen | |
|---|---|
 Square in Gilze | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 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)[4] | |
• 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 |
Gilze en Rijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɪlzə ʔɛn ˈrɛiə(n)] ) 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.