Dussen
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| The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Dussen in the municipality of Werkendam. |
Dussen ( ) is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Werkendam, and lies about 12 km south of Gorinchem.
Dussen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Werkendam. Before 1908, the name of the municipality was "Dussen, Munster en Muilkerk".[1]
In 2001, the town of Dussen had 1632 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.56 km², and contained 670 residences.[2] The statistical area "Dussen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2050.[3]
Find more about the castle of Dussen by clicking on this link: http://www.kasteel-dussen.nl/
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001(Dutch). (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), |Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005(Dutch). As of January 1, 2005.
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