The dung

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The dung
Flag of Den Dungen
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Den Dungen
coat of arms
province North Brabant North Brabant
local community Flag of the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel Sint-Michielsgestel
Area
 - land
 - water 		11.23  km 2
10.96 km 2
0.27 km 2
Residents 6,275 (Jan 1, 2018)
Coordinates 51 ° 40 ′  N , 5 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′  N , 5 ° 22 ′  E
Important traffic route N616
prefix 073
Postcodes 5258, 5271, 5275
Location of Den Dungen in the parish of Sint-Michielsgestel
Location of Den Dungen in the parish of Sint-MichielsgestelTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

Den Dungen is a village in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . It is located near 's-Hertogenbosch and about 50 km west of the German cities of Kleve and Goch . Den Dungen has 6,275 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2018). It has grown together with the neighboring village of Maaskantje to form a closed settlement area. It was an independent municipality until 1996, and due to a regional reform, it has been part of the Sint-Michielsgestel municipality since then . Den Dungen has a parish partnership with Portishead, Somerset , England.

history

The dung 1866

Archaeological excavations have shown that in the Middle Bronze Age (approx. 1800–1200 BC) there was already a settlement at this point, the so-called Eikendonk. There and near the Eikendonk there were also older archaeological finds: a flint ax from around 3000 BC. And an ax of the Michelsberg culture (4400-3500 BC), a settlement from the time of these materials has not yet been found, but various traces of settlement from more recent times such as the Iron Age (700 BC) and around the beginning of our era.

The "modern" settlement history of Den Dungens begins - as far as is known - in the 14th century. In a Brussels land register, the Bailiwick of the Duke of Brabant mentions a place called "Dunghen" for the first time in 1340, and this land register also mentions the existence of a dike. The struggle of the residents against the water has continued up to the present, with floods occurring again and again. A great step forward was achieved with the construction of a new dike in 1649.

The predominantly Catholic population of Den Dungens came under the Protestant rule of Friedrich Heinrich von Orange in 1629 . The Catholic Church passed into the hands of the Dutch Reformed Church. Since Napoleon's reign in 1807, Catholics have been able to practice their faith again.

population

Since 1810 Den Dungen was an independent municipality, attempts to merge St. Michielsgestel with Den Dungen failed. Until the 20th century, Den Dungen was predominantly agricultural. The share of the working population in agriculture was: 1930 62.5%, 1947 49.1%, 1960 27.9%, 1986 11.2%. The proportion continued to decline. Due to the adjacent agricultural land, Den Dungen still has the character of a farming village.

The population of Den Dungens was 400 to 600 people around 1400, around 700 around 1600, 1270 in 1815, 1347 in 1900, 2084 in 1935, and 3266 in 1965. On January 1, 1996 the municipality Den Dungen was dissolved and came together with Maaskantje to the municipality St. Michielsgestel. On January 1, 2005 Den Dungen and Maaskantje had a combined population of 6040. In 2018 the population was 6275 people.

Attractions

The Church of St. James
  • St. James Church , it is surrounded by an old cemetery.
  • The rectory of St. Jakobus is an imperial building monument .
  • The Blue Scholk , a former girls' school, now a cultural center.
  • Former town hall from 1877.
  • The 5 hectare arboretum "d'n Hooidonk" by Frans and Mia van den Biggelaar has 1250 different trees and shrubs.
  • Cafetaria 't Pleintje (popular with new kids fans)

Personalities

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

New Kids - the series that made Den Dungen known internationally

Cafetaria 't Pleintje in Den Dungen, favorite snack bar of the new kids

It is actually the neighboring village of Maaskantje, which has become known since the end of the 2000s as the setting for the New Kids series, which is broadcast internationally on the Comedy Central television channel . Although the Maaskantje town sign is shown in every sketch in the series, most of the scenes were shot in Den Dungen and the famous locations (snack bar, sports field) are in Den Dungen. Den Dungen and Maaskantje have been popular with fans of the series since New Kids was broadcast. The movie New Kids Turbo followed in 2010 , which was also shot in Den Dungen and Maaskantje. New Kids Nitro followed in 2011 . This film was not only shot in Maaskantje and Den Dungen, but also in Friesland .

Web links

Commons : Den Dungen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , March 29, 2019, accessed on July 16, 2019 (Dutch)