Dongen
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Street through Dongen
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Location in North Brabant
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| Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E / 51.633°N 4.933°E / 51.633; 4.933 | |
| 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]
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| • 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
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| Area code | 0162 |
| Website | www |
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.
Map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015
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] | |||||||||
Media related to Dongen at Wikimedia Commons
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