Gilze en Rijen | |||
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Coordinates: | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | North Brabant | ||
Area(2006) | |||
• Total | 65.67 km2 (25.4 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 65.54 km2 (25.3 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 0.13 km2 (0.1 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
• Total | 25,381 | ||
• Density | 387/km2 (1,002.3/sq mi) | ||
Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Gilze en Rijen () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality contains four villages Rijen, Gilze, Hulten and Molenschot.
Rijen grew in the 19th century due to its leather factories.
Railway Station: Gilze-Rijen