Dongen
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Dutch painter, see Kees van Dongen.
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.
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Dongen | |
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Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.74 km2 (11.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 29.24 km2 (11.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 26,368 |
• Density | 902/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
Demonym | Dongenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5100–5109 |
Area code | 0162 |
Website | www |
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