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Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɔŋə(n)] (listen)) is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. In the past it was home to a profitable leather industry, to which a few old shoe factories in the town's older sections still testify. The town is formed near a small river called "Donge" (about ten feet across), the water of which was used extensively for the leather industry. The Aerts Automobile was built here in 1899.

Dongen
Municipality
Street through Dongen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (January 2019)[4]
• Total	26,051
• Density	891/km2 (2,310/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Dongenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5100–5109
Area code	0162
Website	www.dongen.nl

Population centres

• Dongen (population: 22,270)
• 's Gravenmoer (2,220)
• Vaart (500)
• Klein-Dongen (220)

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015

Politics

The municipal council consists of 21 chairs. You can find the composition of the council since 1998 below:

Seats municipal council
Party	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014
People's Party Dongen	7	7	5	4	9
CDA	4	5	4	4	5
PvdA	2	3	4	2	3
VVD	2	2	2	4	3
Democratic Podium	-	-	2	3	1
SP	3	4	4	4	-
Others	1	-	-	-	-
Total	19	21	21	21	21

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 Dutch 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
• 
  Supermarkt in 's Gravenmoer

References

External links

• Media related to Dongen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Dongen

Dongen ( anhören?/i) ist eine Gemeinde in der niederländischen Provinz Noord-Brabant. Die Gesamtfläche der Gemeinde beträgt 29,74 km². Sie hatte am 1. Januar 2022 eine Einwohnerzahl von 26.475.

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- [en] Dongen

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