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Dongen

Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in North Brabant

Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E / 51.633°N 4.933°E / 51.633; 4.933CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantGovernment

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorMarina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD)Area

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• Total29.74 km² (11.48 sq mi) • Land29.24 km² (11.29 sq mi) • Water0.50 km² (0.19 sq mi)Elevation

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4 m (13 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[4]

• Total26,368 • Density902/km² (2,340/sq mi)DemonymDongenaarTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

5100–5109

Area code0162Websitewww.dongen.nl

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

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:

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

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

Dongen - Hoge Ham
Dongen, Kerkstraat, Kunstpodium
Donge River
Supermarket in 's Gravenmoer

References

^ "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.