Dongen
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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 | 2026 | ||||||||
| People's Party Dongen | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
| CDA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| D66 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| VVD | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Labour Party, (PvdA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||
| Democratic Podium | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| SP | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Dongen Party for Elderly | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21[1] | 21[2] | 21[3] | ||||||||
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
- Ward van der Harst (born 1988), Dutch EDM producer and DJ, half of W&W
Gallery
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Dongen - Hoge Ham
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Dongen, Kerkstraat, Kunstpodium
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Donge River
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Supermarket in 's Gravenmoer
References
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