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The Donge is a small river in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It rises from springs east of Baarle-Nassau as a stream called Leij. Near Tilburg the name changes to Donge. It passes the village of Dongen and flows north to the town of Geertruidenberg where it's continued by the Amer together with the Bergse Maas.

Its length is 35 km.[1]

Use of the river

Because the Donge gets wider around the city of Geertruidenberg, it was mainly used for industrial purposes in that area. Until 1952 the powerplant Dongecentrale, which provided all of North Brabant with electricity was located at the river. When it was discontinued, the Amercentrale (located at the river Amer) took over its tasks, some of the ships with coals still use the Donge. Until 2005, 4 ship manufacturers were also located at the river.

The only big industry left at the banks of the river are in the north-east side, around Geertruidenberg.

In previous centuries, more upstream, the Donge was heavily used in the leather industry. Because of its relatively fast current, it was used to clean skins, and rinse chemicals from the processed product. Therefore, during the 20th century the Donge was one of the most polluted rivers in the Netherlands.

Miscellanea

• Two sub-dialects of the Brabantian dialect arose due to the existence of the river. Because the people on either side of the river didn't have much contact in earlier days, West-Brabantian is mainly spoken on the west side of the river, as East-Brabantian is spoken, naturally, on the east side of the river.

External links

• Video of Omroep Brabant on the Donge (in Dutch)

References

На других языках

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[de] Donge (Fluss)

Die Donge ist ein Bach bzw. im Unterlauf Fluss in der niederländischen Provinz Noord-Brabant. Sie entspringt als Leij aus mehreren Quellen östlich des Dorfes Baarle-Nassau, das mit der belgischen Exklave Baarle-Hertog verflochten ist. Sie fließt zunächst nordnordostwärts in Richtung Tilburg, um dann bei der Stadtgrenze nach Nordwesten abzuknicken. Wo sie Straße und Bahnstrecke zwischen Tilburg und Breda unterquert, beginnt der Name Donge. Bei Dongen unterkreuzt sie den Wilhelminakanal. Nach sechs Kilometern knickt sie nach Westen ab, während ein Teil ihres Wassers gerade nordwärts in Richtung Bergsche Maas abgezweigt wird. Bei Geertruidenberg vereinigt sie sich mit der wesentlich größeren Bergsche Maas zur Amer.

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- [en] Donge (river)

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[it] Donge

Il Donge, è un fiume facente parte del delta del Reno, della Mosa e della Schelda che scorre nella provincia del Brabante Settentrionale nei Paesi Bassi. Il fiume non ha una sorgente vera e propria ma questo è formato da acque sotterranee e piovane provenienti da un'ampia zona. Il corso superiore del fiume è separato da quello inferiore dal Canale Wilhelmina all'altezza di Dongen. Il Donge termina nei pressi di Geertruidenberg nel punto in cui si incontra con il canale Bergsche Maas, e lo Spijkerboor per andare a formare l'Amer.

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