De Mortel
Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°32′18″N 5°42′33″E / 51.5383°N 5.7093°E / 51.5383; 5.7093 (2021)[1]
5425[1]
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]
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 [nl] was placed on the village square.[9]
Gallery
-
Media tower De Mortel -
Village house De Wilg -
Farm in De Mortel -
St Antonius Abt Church
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5425PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Distance De Mortel, NLD -> Eindhoven, NLD". Distance.to (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "De Mortel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Bakel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 169. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "De Mortel". Gemeente Archief Gemert-Bakel (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Informatie over de Morteltoren". Vogelbescherming (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b "De Mortel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Algemene Info". De Mortel (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to De Mortel.
