Dongen
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
(January 2021)[4]
5100–5109
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 | |||||||||||||||
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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
- 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.
External links
- Media related to Dongen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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Municipalities of North Brabant
- Alphen-Chaam
- Altena
- Asten
- Baarle-Nassau
- Bergeijk
- Bergen op Zoom
- Bernheze
- Best
- Bladel
- Boekel
- Boxtel
- Breda
- Cranendonck
- Deurne
- Dongen
- Drimmelen
- Eersel
- Eindhoven
- Etten-Leur
- Geertruidenberg
- Geldrop-Mierlo
- Gemert-Bakel
- Gilze en Rijen
- Goirle
- Halderberge
- Heeze-Leende
- Helmond
- 's-Hertogenbosch
- Heusden
- Hilvarenbeek
- Laarbeek
- Land van Cuijk
- Loon op Zand
- Maashorst
- Meierijstad
- Moerdijk
- Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
- Oirschot
- Oisterwijk
- Oosterhout
- Oss
- Reusel-De Mierden
- Roosendaal
- Rucphen
- Sint-Michielsgestel
- Someren
- Son en Breugel
- Steenbergen
- Tilburg
- Valkenswaard
- Veldhoven
- Vught
- Waalre
- Waalwijk
- Woensdrecht
- Zundert
- See also
- Netherlands
- Provinces
- Municipalities