Gilze en Rijen
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Gilze en Rijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɪlzəʔɛnˈrɛiə(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]
Population centres
- Rijen (population: 16,581)
- Gilze (7,729)
- Molenschot (1,341)
- Hulten (328)
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gilze en Rijen, June 2015
Transportation
Railway Station: Gilze-Rijen
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 system, Gilze en Rijen has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
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. 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. Climate change was found to be the culprit of such hot temperatures in Netherlands.
| 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 |
| Percentage 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 |
Notable people
- 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
Sport
- 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
See also
Gallery
- Natuurgebied De Duiventoren
- Gilze en rijen kunstwerk schoenmaker
- Gerardus Majellakerk
- Gilze en rijen kunstwerk margrieten
External links
- Media related to Gilze en Rijen at Wikimedia Commons