Gilze en Rijen

municipality in North Brabant, the Netherlands

Gilze en Rijen is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. In 2019, 26,431 people lived there.

Gilze en Rijen
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Gilze en Rijen is located in Netherlands
Gilze en Rijen
Gilze en Rijen
Coordinates: 51°35′23.0″N 4°54′41.4″E / 51.589722°N 4.911500°E / 51.589722; 4.911500
Country Netherlands
Province Noord-Brabant
Government
 • MayorDerk Alssema
Area
 • Total65.38 km2 (25.24 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total24,544
 • Density375.4/km2 (972/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00
Postal code(s)
5121, 5122, 5124–5126
MCN0784
WebsiteOfficial website

On 25 July 2019, the Dutch national heat record was broken here.[1]

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