Gilze en Rijen () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the southern

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. The municipality contains four villages: Rijen, Gilze, Hulten and Molenschot. It is home to the

Gilze-Rijen Air Base Gilze-Rijen Air Base (, ) is a military airbase in the south of Netherlands. It is known for having the hottest temperature ever measured in the Netherlands, with a temperature of 40.7 °C, on July 25, 2019. It is between the cities of Bred ...

. Rijen grew in the 19th century due to its

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning (leather), tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffal ...

factories.

Population centres

Topography

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

Transportation

Railway Station:

Gilze-Rijen Gilze en Rijen () 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. ...

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 The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Gilze en Rijen has a

marine west coast climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring co ...

, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. On 24 July 2019, temperatures in Gilze en Rijen reached as high as , the highest temperature ever recorded in The Netherlands until it was surpassed by

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

the same day. However, a day later, on 25 July, temperatures in Gilze en Rijen reached , making it the first place ever in The Netherlands where was measured and took away the record back from Eindhoven. Climate change was found to be the culprit of such hot temperatures in Netherlands.

Notable people

* Marcellin Theeuwes (1936 in Gilze en Rijen – 2019) was a Dutch

Carthusian The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called th ...

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

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and diplomat to Bulgaria and the Vatican

Sport

* Janus Theeuwes (1886 in Gilze en Rijen – 1975) an archer, gold medallist in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

* 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 Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens (born 29 December 1971) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2004. He most recently worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's WorldTeam , and has ...

(born 1971 in Gilze en Rijen) a retired road bicycle racer

Gallery

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References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilze En Rijen Municipalities of North Brabant