Rijen

Rijen is the largest place in the municipality of . The city hall is located here. Rijen is situated north of the A58, between and . Surrounding places are: Dorst, and Oosterhout.
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  • Type: Town with 16,800 residents
  • Description: village in Gilze en Rijen, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Reijen”
  • Postal codes: 5121 and 5122
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Maria Magdalenakerk and Gilze-Rijen railway station.

Church
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Railway station
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilze-Rijen is a railway station located in Rijen, in the municipality .

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molenschot and Dorst.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Rijen.

Village
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is a village in the municipality , in the Dutch province . is situated 4 km west of Rijen.

Suburb
The , is a district of the municipality in the . is situated 5 km east of Rijen.

Rijen

Latitude
51.58799° or 51° 35′ 17″ north
Longitude
4.9194° or 4° 55′ 10″ east
Population
16,800
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL RJE
Open location code
9F36HWQ9+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5310681751
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2748130
Wiki­data ID
Q2516342
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Rijen” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Rijen”
  • Cebuano: “Rijen”
  • Dutch: “Rijen”
  • French: “Rijen”
  • Irish: “Rijen”
  • Japanese: “レイエン”
  • Ladin: “Rijen”
  • Limburgan: “Rijen”
  • Lithuanian: “Reijenas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rijen”
  • Russian: “Рейен”
  • Spanish: “Rijen”
  • Ukrainian: “Реєн”

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