Dongen

Dongen 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.

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:

Notable residents

 * 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