De Mortel Explained

De Mortel
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Gemert-Bakel
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:21
Area Total Km2:10.25
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,415
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5425
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0492
Coordinates:51.5383°N 5.7093°W

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 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]

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.[6]

The Mediatower is a tall communication tower owned by Cellnex Telecom. The tower was constructed in 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 webcams have been installed to follow the birds.[7]

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

Notes and References

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