Dongen

Geschiedenis

Dongen 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 centresDongen 's Gravenmoer Vaart Klein-Dongen Topography480pxDutch topographic map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015PoliticsThe municipal council exists of 21 chairs. You can find the composition of the council since 1998 below:Notable residentsNadine Broersen (born 1990) Athlete, 2014 Indoor World Champion in the pentathlonAnne Haast (born 1993) Chess playerKarel Willemen (born 1967) DesignerKelly van Zon (born 1987) Table tennis player