Dongen

For people with the surname, see 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.

Dongen
Municipality
Street through Dongen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	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.dongen.nl

Population centres

• Dongen (population: 22,270)
• 's Gravenmoer (2,220)
• Vaart (500)
• Klein-Dongen (220)

Topography

Map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015

Politics

The municipal council consists of 21 members. The composition of the council since 2002 is below:

Seats municipal council
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]

Notable residents

Anne Haast, 2018

• Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898) a numismatist and conservator of the Teylers Museum
• Laurens van Kuik (1889 in 's Gravenmoer–1963) a teacher and then an autodidact painter.
• Karel Willemen (born 1967) a Dutch designer, contributed to the fantasy-themed amusement park Efteling
• Kelly van Zon (born 1987) a table tennis player
• Nadine Broersen (born 1990) a track-and-field athlete in the heptathlon and high jump
• Anne Haast (born 1993) chess player, Woman Grandmaster
• Job van Uitert (born 1998) racing driver

Gallery

• 
  Dongen - Hoge Ham
• 
  Dongen, Kerkstraat, Kunstpodium
• 
  Donge River
• 
  Supermarket in 's Gravenmoer