Dussen
Sign in to saveDussen 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 Castle is located near the village.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dussen
- Region
- Noord-Brabant
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 2,528
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dussen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:P1070447Kasteel van Dussen.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dussen Castle
- Settlement.image_flag
- Dussen vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Dussen wapen.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
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- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- P1070447Kasteel van Dussen.JPG
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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 Castle is located near the village.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1156 as Iacobus de Dussan, and has been named after a distributary of the Meuse. The etymology of the river is clear. Dussen was destroyed by the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421. In the late-15th century, the land was reclaimed by poldering. It was flooded again in 1892 and severely damaged in 1944 and 1945 during World War II.