Gilze en Rijen (original) (raw)
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Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
| Gilze en Rijen | |
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| Municipality | |
 Square in Gilze |
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 Flag Coat of arms |
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 Location in North Brabant |
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| Coordinates: 51°35′N 4°55′E / 51.583°N 4.917°E / 51.583; 4.917 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government[1] | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Derk Alssema |
| Area[2] | |
| • 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[3] | 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.gilzerijen.nl |
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_]
- Rijen (population: 16,581)
- Gilze (7,729)
- Molenschot (1,341)
- Hulten (328)
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.[5]
On 24 July 2019, temperatures in Gilze en Rijen reached as high as 39.2 °C (102.6 °F), the highest temperature ever recorded in The Netherlands until it was surpassed by Eindhoven the same day.[6][7] However, a day later, on 25 July, temperatures in Gilze en Rijen reached 40.7 °C (105.3 °F), making it the first place ever in The Netherlands where 40 °C (104 °F) was measured and took away the record back from Eindhoven.[8] Climate change was found to be the culprit of such hot temperatures in Netherlands.[9]
| Climate data for Gilze en Rijen (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1951−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.2(59.4) | 19.5(67.1) | 24.7(76.5) | 29.1(84.4) | 33.2(91.8) | 34.7(94.5) | 40.7(105.3) | 36.2(97.2) | 35.1(95.2) | 27.2(81.0) | 20.3(68.5) | 15.9(60.6) | 40.7(105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2(43.2) | 7.3(45.1) | 10.9(51.6) | 15.4(59.7) | 18.9(66.0) | 21.7(71.1) | 23.7(74.7) | 23.5(74.3) | 19.9(67.8) | 15.1(59.2) | 10.0(50.0) | 6.7(44.1) | 14.9(58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5(38.3) | 3.9(39.0) | 6.6(43.9) | 9.9(49.8) | 13.6(56.5) | 16.4(61.5) | 18.4(65.1) | 18.0(64.4) | 14.8(58.6) | 11.0(51.8) | 6.9(44.4) | 4.1(39.4) | 10.6(51.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4(32.7) | 0.3(32.5) | 2.1(35.8) | 4.1(39.4) | 7.7(45.9) | 10.6(51.1) | 12.8(55.0) | 12.4(54.3) | 9.8(49.6) | 6.8(44.2) | 3.5(38.3) | 1.2(34.2) | 6.0(42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.3(−2.7) | −20.2(−4.4) | −14.2(6.4) | −7.3(18.9) | −2.3(27.9) | 1.5(34.7) | 3.9(39.0) | 3.9(39.0) | −0.4(31.3) | −6.7(19.9) | −10.8(12.6) | −17.0(1.4) | −20.2(−4.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.0(2.68) | 63.1(2.48) | 54.8(2.16) | 42.5(1.67) | 59.8(2.35) | 66.5(2.62) | 81.4(3.20) | 71.6(2.82) | 65.4(2.57) | 69.9(2.75) | 74.2(2.92) | 81.9(3.22) | 799.1(31.46) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87.0 | 84.1 | 78.9 | 73.1 | 72.9 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 77.1 | 81.6 | 85.4 | 89.2 | 89.0 | 80.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 70.6 | 89.9 | 138.1 | 188.4 | 215.7 | 210.1 | 212.2 | 198.1 | 159.4 | 119.4 | 71.7 | 57.5 | 1,731.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 27.0 | 31.8 | 37.4 | 45.4 | 44.6 | 42.3 | 42.5 | 43.7 | 41.9 | 36.0 | 26.7 | 23.5 | 36.9 |
| Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[10][11] |
Jeroen Blijlevens, 2006
- Marcellin Theeuwes (1936 in Gilze en Rijen – 2019) was a Dutch Carthusian 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 Baroness and diplomat to Bulgaria and the Vatican
- Janus Theeuwes (1886 in Gilze en Rijen – 1975) an archer, gold medallist in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- 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 (born 1971 in Gilze en Rijen) a retired road bicycle racer
- Heikant, Rijen
Natuurgebied De Duiventoren
Gilze en rijen kunstwerk schoenmaker
Gerardus Majellakerk
Gilze en rijen kunstwerk margrieten
- ^ "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.
- ^ Climate Summary for Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands
- ^ Hoogste temperatuur ooit in Nederland: 39,2 graden gemeten in Gilze-Rijen
- ^ Eindhoven hitterecordhouder met 39,3 graden, Gilze-Rijen en Ell op 39,2
- ^ Historisch heet: 40+ in vijf provincies, ook hitterecords in andere EU-landen
- ^ "Climate crisis blamed as temperature records broken in three nations". 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Weerstatistieken Gilze-Rijen". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Klimaatviewer 1991-2020". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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