Dongen
For the Dutch painter, see Kees van Dongen.
| Dongen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
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Street through Dongen | |||
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.svg.png) Location in North Brabant | |||
| Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E / 51.633°N 4.933°ECoordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E / 51.633°N 4.933°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 (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 25,392 | ||
| • Density | 867/km2 (2,250/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Dongenaar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5100–5109 | ||
| Area code | 0162 | ||
| Website |
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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 exists 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
- 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
- ↑ "Burgemeester René (M.F.A.) van Diessen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Dongen. 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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Dongen at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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