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Dongen
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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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dongen
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- Municipality
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- Dongen P1040613.JPG
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- Street through Dongen
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- Flag of Dongen.svg
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- 100x67px
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- Coat of arms of Dongen.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0766 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Dongen in a municipal map of North Brabant
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- Location in North Brabant
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- North Brabant
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- Municipal council
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- VVD
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- Mayor
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Official website
Gemeente Dongen: Gemeente Dongen
dongen.nl →Link to the official site · 6,233 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Dongenaar
- Population
- 26368
- Area
- 29.72
- Official website
- www.dongen.nl
- Image
- Dongen P1040613.JPG
- Households
- 10265
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- postal code
- 5100–5109
- Commons category
- Dongen
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +3140162
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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)
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