Groote Leij

Groote Leij is a stream in North Brabant, Southern Netherlands. Groote Leij is situated nearby to the locality Het Eind, as well as near the hamlet Laareind.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gilze-Rijen railway station and Maria Magdalenakerk.

Gilze-Rijen railway station

Railway station

Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gilze-Rijen is a railway station located in Rijen, Netherlands in the municipality Gilze en Rijen. Although the railway station is located in Rijen, it's called Gilze-Rijen because of the Gilze-Rijen Air Base, just south of Rijen. Gilze-Rijen railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Groote Leij.

Maria Magdalenakerk

Church

Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.

Maria Magdalenakerk is a church.

De Looierij

Museum

Photo: MKrijnen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

De Looierij is a museum, which is situated 3 km northwest of Groote Leij.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rijen and Reeshof.

Rijen

Town

Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.

Rijen is the largest place in the Dutch municipality of Gilze en Rijen. The city hall is located here. Rijen is situated north of the A58, between Breda and Tilburg. Surrounding places are: Dorst, Dongen and Oosterhout. Rijen is situated 2½ km southwest of Groote Leij.

Reeshof

Suburb

The Reeshof, is a district of the municipality Tilburg in the Netherlands. The district has 42,696 inhabitants, which makes the Reeshof the largest district of Tilburg. The Reeshof mostly consists of new-built houses from 1980 or later. Reeshof is situated 3½ km southeast of Groote Leij.

Molenschot

Village

Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Molenschot is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Groote Leij.

Groote Leij

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Groote Lei”
Category: body of water
Location: North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.60001° or 51° 36′ north

Longitude

4.95098° or 4° 57′ 4″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

9F36JX22+29

GeoNames ID

2755174

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Het Eind and Laareind.

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