Den Dungen

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

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51°39′55″N 5°22′17″E / 51.66528°N 5.37139°E / 51.66528; 5.37139CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalitySint-MichielsgestelArea

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• Total1.50 km² (0.58 sq mi)Elevation

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6 m (20 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,725 • Density2,500/km² (6,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5275^[1]

Dialing code073Major roadsA2 N279

Den Dungen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel next to the village Maaskantje.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1300 as "Super Donghen prope Buscum", and means "sandy hills in swampy land".^[3] Den Dungen developed in the Middle Ages on three hills near the Aa River. During the 17th century, a ring dike was built to protect against floods.^[4]

The Catholic St.-Jacobus de Meerdere Church was completed in 1533. In 1899, a new tower was constructed with a needle spire. In 1927, the church was expanded.^[4]

Den Dungen was home to 1,399 people in 1840.^[5] Around 1900, Den Dungen and Maaskantje started to merge into a single urban area.^[4] It was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with Sint-Michielsgestel.^[6]

Den Dungen is a twin town of Portishead, Somerset in England.

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Church in Den Dungen
Bicycle bridge
Farm in Den Dungen
Snackbar in Den Dungen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5275AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Den Dungen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Den Dungen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Den Dungen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.