| Gilze en Rijen | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Gilze en Rijen in a municipal map of North Brabant |
| Coordinates: | 51.5833°N 59°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Derk Alssema |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 5120–5126 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0161 |
Gilze en Rijen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gilze en Rijen, June 2015
Railway Station: Gilze-Rijen
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.[3]
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 the same day.[4] [5] 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.[6] Climate change was found to be the culprit of such hot temperatures in Netherlands.[7]