Английская Википедия:De Mortel
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 Шаблон:Convert north-east of Eindhoven.[1]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as "in den mortel", and means "low lying muddy place".[2] 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.[3][4]
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.[3]
The Mediatower is a Шаблон:Convert 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.[5][6]
De Mortel was home to 165 people in 1840.[6] In 1981, a bronze statue of the farmer Grardje and his boar by Шаблон:Ill was placed on the village square.[7]
Gallery
-
Media tower De Mortel
-
Village house De Wilg
-
Farm in De Mortel
-
St Antonius Abt Church
References
Шаблон:Dutch municipality Gemert-Bakel Шаблон:Authority control