Dongen

Dongen
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	29.72 km2 (11.47 sq mi)
• Land	29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi)
• Water	0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	4 m (13 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	26,051
• Density	889/km2 (2,300/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

Dongen (pronunciation ) 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.

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

Anne Haast, 2018

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

Gallery

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

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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" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Dongen at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "Burgemeester René (M.F.A.) van Diessen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Dongen. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 5104JJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.