Den Dungen

Den Dungen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located near 's- Hertogenbosch and about 50 km west of the German cities of Kleve and Goch. Den Dungen has about 5000 inhabitants. It has grown together with the neighboring village Maaskantje to a closed settlement area. Until 1996 it was a separate municipality, as a result of local government reform it is part of the community since Sint- Michielsgestel. Den Dungen has a community partnership with Portishead ( Somerset ) in England.

History

Archaeological excavations have shown that in the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1800-1200 BC), at this point there was already a settlement, the so-called Eikendonk. There and near the Eikendonk there were even older archaeological finds: a flint ax from about 3000 BC and an ax of Michel Berger culture ( 4400-3500 BC), a settlement from the period of these materials, however, was still not found, however, several traces of habitation from recent times as the Iron Age ( 700 BC ) and at the beginning of our era.

The "modern" history of settlement the Dungens begins - if known - in the 14th century. In a Brussels basic book mentions the bailiwick of the Duke of Brabant in 1340, the first time a place called " Dunghen ", in this book the existence of a basic dyke is also mentioned. The struggle of the people against the water continued until the present, it always came back to flooding. Much progress has been achieved with the construction of a dike in 1649.

The predominantly Catholic population of the Dungens came in 1629 under the Protestant reign of Frederick Henry of Orange. The Catholic Church has been passed into the hands of the Dutch Reformed Church. Since the rule of Napoleon in 1807, the Catholics could practice their faith.

Population

Since 1810 Den Dungen was a separate municipality, attempts St. Michielsgestel failed to merge with Den Dungen. Until the 20th century Den Dungen was predominantly agricultural. The proportion of the economically active population in agriculture amounted to: 1930 62.5 % 1947 49.1% 1960 27.9% 1986 11.2%. The proportion declined further Den Dungen has due to the adjacent agricultural land still has the character of a peasant village.

The population of the Dungens was around the year 1400 400 up to 600 people, in 1600 700, in 1815, 1270, 1900 1347, 1935 2084 and 1965 3266 people. On 1 January 1996 the municipality of Den Dungen has been dissolved and came along with Maaskantje the municipality of St. Michielsgestel. On 1 January 2005 Den Dungen and Maaskantje together had 6040 inhabitants.

Attractions

  • Church of St. James, it is surrounded by an old cemetery.
  • The rectory of St. James, is a kingdom monument.
  • The Blue Scholk, a former girls' school, now a cultural center.
  • Former Town Hall of 1877.
  • The 5 -acre arboretum " d' n Hooidonk " by Frans and Mia van den Biggelaar, has over 1250 different trees and shrubs.
  • Cafeteria 't Pleintje ( popular with New Kids fans )

Famous people

  • Steffen hair, director and co-creator of the Comedy Central series New Kids.
  • Tim hair, actors in New Kids.

Actually, it is the neighboring village Maaskantje, which has become known since the late 2000s as a venue for the internationally via the TV channel Comedy Central broadcast series New Kids. However, although in the series in each sketch the sign of Maaskantje is shown that most of the scenes were filmed in Den Dungen and the famous venues ( snack bar, sports field) are located in Den Dungen. Den Dungen and Maaskantje like to be visited by fans of the series since the broadcasting of New Kids. In 2010, the movie New Kids Turbo, which was also filmed in Den Dungen and Maaskantje followed.

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  • Place in North Brabant
  • Sint- Michielsgestel
  • Former municipality in North Brabant
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