Gilze en Rijen 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.
• Rijen (population: 16,581)
• Gilze (7,729)
• Molenschot (1,341)
• Hulten (328)
