Den Dungen is a village in the

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province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...

. It is located in the municipality of

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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". 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. 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. Den Dungen was home to 1,399 people in 1840. Around 1900, Den Dungen and Maaskantje started to merge into a single urban area. It was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with

. Den Dungen is a

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Gallery

File:Den Dungen, kerk foto5 2010-04-10 16.31.JPG, Church in Den Dungen File:Fietsbrug-Berlicum.jpg, Bicycle bridge File:Den Dungen - Paterstraat 39 - boerderij.jpg, Farm in Den Dungen File:Den Dungen - Cafetaria 't Pleintje IMG 5123.jpg, Snackbar in Den Dungen

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1996 Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Sint-Michielsgestel {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub