Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɔŋə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and village in North Brabant, in the southern Netherlands. In the past it had a profitable leather industry, and a few old 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 / 51.633°N 4.933°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Marina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD) |
| 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 edit
- Dongen (population: 22,270)
- 's Gravenmoer (2,220)
- Vaart (500)
- Klein-Dongen (220)
Topography edit
Map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015
Politics edit
The municipal council consists of 21 members. The composition of the council since 2002 is below:
| Seats municipal council | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | |||||||||
| People's Party Dongen | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| CDA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Labour Party, (PvdA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| VVD | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| Democratic Podium | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||
| SP | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| D66 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Dongen Party for Elderly | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21[5] | 21[6] | |||||||||
Notable residents edit
- 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
Gallery edit
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Dongen - Hoge Ham -
Dongen, Kerkstraat, Kunstpodium -
Donge River -
Supermarket in 's Gravenmoer
References edit
- ^ "Burgemeester René (M.F.A.) van Diessen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Dongen. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5104JJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Dongen municipal election 2018". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dongen municipal election 2022". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Dongen at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
