Geldrop-Mierlo Explained

Geldrop-Mierlo
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Geldrop-Mierlo in a municipal map of North Brabant
Coordinates:51.4167°N 39°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 2004[1]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:VVD
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jos van Bree
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:19
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:5660–5667, 5730–5731
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:040, 0492

Geldrop-Mierlo (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌɣɛldrɔp ˈmiːrloː/) is a municipality in southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality was created by the merger of the two former municipalities of Geldrop and Mierlo on 1 January 2004.

Villages

Geldrop-Mierlo had a population of in . It covers an area of NaNGeldrop-Mierlo}}. The two villages of Geldrop and Mierlo used to be separate municipalities, but joined together after threats from Helmond to take over Mierlo.

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, June 2015

History

Over the years there have been several archaeological finds relating to prehistoric peoples who lived in or passed through the area. In the area of Geldrop, where over 10,000 years ago reindeerhunters of the so-called Ahrensburg culture placed their tents, two with engravings have been found, among other artefacts. On one of them a reindeerhorn have been represented, on the other one a dancing little girl, who is called 'venus van Mierlo'. In the south of Zesgehuchten (district of Geldrop) finds have been done which indicate on small settlements from the New Stone Age (round 3000 BC). Finds from the Roman Time and the early Middle Ages have been found off Genoenhuis and Hoog Geldrop (districts in Geldrop). In the autumn of 1989 nearby 't Zand (cemetery) archaeological unearthings has been carried out. These had a remarkable result. Four settlements were found from the late Roman Time and the Middle Ages: a period which covers the years between 350 and 1225.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2004 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2004 . nl . cbs.nl . . 19 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 5664HT . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 20 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool . 21 September 2013 .
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  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0483576/ IMDb Database
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1971142/ IMDb Database
  6. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3893361/ IMDb Database