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. == People born in Dongelberg ==