Historic village walk through Rijen

Learn more about the history of Rijen while walking

Take a 3 km walk through Rijen north of the railway line past national and municipal monuments and artworks. The walk starts at Gilze-Rijen station. Go to sporenzoeker.nl and download the free app. Under collections, select 'Historic Village Walks'. Click on the video for more interesting information. A walk has also been compiled for Gilze.

Photo: photo taken from the tower of the town hall (1960), with a view of Mariastraat yet to be built. You can see the Theeuwes Brothers leather factory on the left (present-day Looiersveld).

Composition Route: Heemkring Molenheide

Gilze-Rijen railway station
Station square 1
5121 EA Rijen

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