Dongen
Appearance
Dongen | |
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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 |
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.
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 | |||||||||||||||
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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
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Dongen - Hoge Ham
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Dongen, Kerkstraat, Kunstpodium
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Donge River
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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