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Country
  
Netherlands

Demonym(s)
  
Dongenaar

Postcode
  
5100–5109

Area
  
29.72 km²

Province
  
North Brabant

Elevation
  
4 m (13 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
www.dongen.nl

Local time
  
Friday 9:04 AM

Area code
  
0162

Dongen

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Dongen, Netherlands

Population centres

  • Dongen (population: 22,270)
  • 's Gravenmoer (2,220)
  • Vaart (500)
  • Klein-Dongen (220)
  • Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015

    Politics

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

    Notable residents

  • Nadine Broersen (1990) world champion indoor pentathlon 2014
  • Rolf Snoeren (1969) Fashion designer.
  • Karel Willemen (1967) Designer
  • Kelly van Zon (1987) table tennis player
  • References

    Dongen Wikipedia