Drongelen

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Drongelen
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Drongelen
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Drongelen
Drongelen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°42′54″N5°3′15″E / 51.71500°N 5.05417°E / 51.71500; 5.05417
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Altena
Area
[1]
 • Total6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation
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2.1 m (6.9 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total415
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4267 [1]
Dialing code 0416

Drongelen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena.

The village was first mentioned in 1270 as de Drungele, and might mean "open forest near the Drongel river". [3]

The church of Drongelen was destroyed by a flood in 1509, and not rebuilt until 1700. In November and December 1944, almost the entire village and the church were destroyed during the fighting between the Allied Forces and the German army. A wooden church was donated by Sweden as a temporary church. In 1951, a new church was rebuilt. The wooden church was moved to Amstelveen where it burnt down in 2000. [4]

Drongelen was home to 358 people in 1840. The school closed in 1984 and became the village house. [4] There is a free car ferry between Drongen and Waalwijk across the Bergsche Maas. [5]

Drongelen was a separate municipality until 1923, when it was merged with Eethen. Before 1908, the name of the municipality was Drongelen, Haagoort, Gansoijen en Doeveren . [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4267EN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Drongelen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Drongelen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Drongelseveer". Bergschemaas veren (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.


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