Dussen

Dussen
Dussen
	Village
	Kasteel Dussen
	The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Dussen in the former municipality of Werkendam (grey).
	Coordinates: 51°44′N 4°58′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Altena
Population (1 January 2005)
• Total	2,050
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Dussen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and is located 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 village of Dussen had 1,632 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village 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 2,050.[3]

Dussen in 1866

Notable people

Ludovicus M. M. Van Iersel, 1919

Henri Karel Frederik van Teijn (1839–1892) a Dutch general, civil and military governor of Aceh and Dependencies
Louis van Iersel (1893–1987) a sergeant in US Army in WWI, earned the highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor

References

Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine(in Dutch). (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite(in Dutch). As of 1 January 2005.

External links

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Dussen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Dussen castle

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

[CBS-2] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine(in Dutch). (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).

[CBS2-3] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite(in Dutch). As of 1 January 2005.