Dongen

Template:For Template:Infobox settlement Dongen (Template:IPA) 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:

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	21<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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