Official Name: | Morkhoven |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Antwerp |
Subdivision Name3: | Herentals |
Area Total Km2: | 5.23 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2,157 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Coordinates: | 51.1167°N 53°W |
Morkhoven (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈmɔrkɦoːvə(n)/) is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp belonging to the municipality of the city of Herentals.
The village was first mentioned in 1286 as belonging to the Land of Geel. Until the early 16th century it was part of the heerlijkheid of Noorderwijk.[2]
The Freedom Tilia is a tree planted during the Brabant Revolution. The current tree dates from the Belgian Revolution of 1830.[3]
The economy used to be based on agriculture, however in the 20th century it became mainly a residential zone.[2] The municipality was merged into Herentals in 1977.[4]