Dongelberg Explained

Dongelberg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Belgium
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Dongelberg, Belgium
Coordinates:50.7°N 53°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Jodoigne
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Walloon Brabant
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:102
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:UTC+02:00
Utc Offset1:+2:00

Dongelberg (Walloon: Dongbiè) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

The name means dark mountain.

History

Dongelberg appears as Donglebert in a text dated 1079 and Dungelberge in the 12th century. In the Middle Ages the settlement was a fief of several families, including the Dongelberg family until 1305, before falling entirely under the control of, the half brother of John II, Duke of Brabant. It was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was placed within Jodoigne as part of the fusion of the Belgian municipalities.

In time of the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, in 1942–1945, the Germans operated an internment camp for British, Australian and South African women in Dongelberg.[1]

People born in Dongelberg

Notes and References

  1. Book: Megargee. Geoffrey P.. Overmans. Rüdiger. Vogt. Wolfgang. 2022. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 560. 978-0-253-06089-1.