| 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]
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]