Dussen

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Dussen in the municipality of Werkendam.
Dussen in 1866
Dussen in 1866

Dussen (51°44′N, 4°58′E) 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 includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2050.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001(Dutch). (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005(Dutch). As of January 1, 2005.

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