Dongen

Dongen
Street through Dongen
Street through Dongen
Flag of Dongen
Coat of arms of Dongen
Highlighted position of Dongen in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E / 51.633°N 4.933°E / 51.633; 4.933
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMarina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD)
Area
 • Total29.74 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
 • Land29.24 km2 (11.29 sq mi)
 • Water0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total26,368
 • Density902/km2 (2,340/sq mi)
DemonymDongenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5100–5109
Area code0162
Websitewww.dongen.nl

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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  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.