Biezenmortel is a village in the municipality of Tilburg in the Dutch province North Brabant. The village had 1,465 inhabitants and 470 households in January 2020.[1] Biezenmortel has a primary school called Franciscus and a community center called De Vorselaer.[3] Centrally located in the village, there is a former Capuchin monastery called Beukenhof, that now serves as a group accommodation.[4] The Sint Josephkerk, which was located inside the monastery, closed down in 2019.[5]
Biezenmortel | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°37′30″N 5°10′40″E / 51.62500°N 5.17778°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Tilburg |
Area | |
• Total | 8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi) |
• Land | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (January 2020)[1] | |
• Total | 1,465 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5074 |
Area code | 013 |
Just over 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the southeast of Biezenmortel lies Huize Assisië, a historic psychiatric complex founded in 1904. It consists of some 40 buildings including a chapel and houses around 200 intellectually disabled people.[6][7]
Before 2021, Biezenmortel was part of the former municipality of Haaren.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighborhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "AHN Viewer". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b Van Hest, Erik (12 January 2020). "Tilburg neemt alvast de regie in Biezenmortel voor 'warm welkom'" [Tilburg is already taking control in Biezenmortel to provide a 'warm welcome']. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Beukenhof". VVV (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Van Iersel, Marlies (7 July 2019). "De klokken van de Sint Joseph kerk zwijgen voortaan in Biezenmortel" [The clocks of the Sint Josephkerk will be silent in Biezenmortel]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Home". Landpark Assisië (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Huize Assisië". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.