Dongen
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɔŋə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and village in North Brabant, in the southern Netherlands. It formerly had a profitable leather industry, and a few shoe factories in the town's older sections remain. The town is near a small river called the Donge, the water of which was used extensively for the leather industry. The Aerts automobile was built here in 1899.
Dongen | |
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Street through Dongen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Hans Slagboom (PvdA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.74 km2 (11.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 29.24 km2 (11.29 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 26,368 |
| • Density | 902/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dongenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5100–5109 |
| Area code | 0162 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
- Dongen (population: 22,270)
- 's Gravenmoer (2,220)
- Vaart (500)
- Klein-Dongen (220)
Topography
Map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015
Politics
The municipal council consists of 21 members. The composition of the council since 2002 is below:
Notable residents
- Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898) a numismatist and conservator of the Teylers Museum
- Laurens van Kuik (1889 in 's Gravenmoer–1963) a teacher and then an autodidact painter.
- Karel Willemen (born 1967) a Dutch designer, contributed to the fantasy-themed amusement park Efteling
- Kelly van Zon (born 1987) a table tennis player
- Nadine Broersen (born 1990) a track-and-field athlete in the heptathlon and high jump
- Anne Haast (born 1993) chess player, Woman Grandmaster
- Job van Uitert (born 1998) racing driver
- Ward van der Harst (born 1988), Dutch EDM producer and DJ, half of W&W
Gallery
Dongen - Hoge Ham
Dongen, Kerkstraat, Kunstpodium
Donge River
Supermarket in 's Gravenmoer
