De Donge
Near the village of Dongen, from which this river gets its name, springs the brook from which the river originates.
The Donge springs from a brook near Dongen. The river owes its name to this. The Donge is 7 km long, 30–100 meters wide and lies at a depth of -3 meters NAP.
Until halfway through the 20th century, the river consisted of 2 branches: the Noordergat and the Zuidergat. The part between the beginning of the Amertak and the center of Geertruidenberg and Raamsdonkveer is called Noordergat. The Zuidergat has been dammed and filled in.
In the first half of the 20th century, the Donge power station stood along the Donge. At that time, it was the first and most important producer of electricity in North Brabant. The river also played a role in the shoe and leather industry.
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