De Mortel

De Mortel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. The village is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Eindhoven.[3]

De Mortel
Village
Statue The Boar Leader
De Mortel
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
De Mortel
De Mortel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51.5383°N 5.7093°E / 51.5383; 5.7093
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityGemert-Bakel
Area
[1]
 • Total10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,415
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5425[1]
Dialing code0492

History

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as "in den mortel", and means "low lying muddy place".[4] De Mortel developed as an agricultural community in the 14th century to the south of Gemert, and is centred around a triangular square on which later a church was built.[5][6]

The Catholic St Antonius Abt Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1902 and 1904 as a replacement of the 1848 church.[5]

The Mediatower is a 127.7 metres (419 ft) tall communication tower owned by Cellnex Telecom. The tower was constructed between 1989 and 1990. It is used as a microwave transmitter and by several radio stations. The tower is also home to a family of peregrine falcons. The falcons first appeared in 2004. In 2005, a bird house was built on top of the tower and web-cams have been installed to follow the birds.[7][8]

De Mortel was home to 165 people in 1840.[8] In 1981, a bronze statue of the farmer Grardje and his boar by Toon Grassens was placed on the village square.[9]

  • Media tower De Mortel
  • Village house De Wilg
  • Farm in De Mortel
  • St Antonius Abt Church

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 5425PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. "Distance De Mortel, NLD -> Eindhoven, NLD". Distance.to (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. "De Mortel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Bakel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 169. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. "De Mortel". Gemeente Archief Gemert-Bakel (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Informatie over de Morteltoren". Vogelbescherming (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. "De Mortel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. "Algemene Info". De Mortel (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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