Moergestel

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Coat of arms

51°33′0″N 5°11′0″E / 51.55000°N 5.18333°E / 51.55000; 5.18333CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityOisterwijkArea

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• Total18.08 km² (6.98 sq mi)Elevation

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11 m (36 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total5,690 • Density310/km² (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5066^[1]

Dialing code013

Moergestel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmuːrˌɣɛstəl]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oisterwijk, about 7 km East of Tilburg.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Gestele, and means "guest house". Moer (moorland / peat excavation settlement) was later added to distinguish from Luyksgestel.^[3] Moergestel started on a sandy ridge near the brook Reusel. It is started to develop when the roads from Tilburg to Eindhoven and Oisterwijk to Hilvarenbeek intersected in the village.^[4]

The tower of the St John, the Baptish church dates from the 16th century. Later the church was added to the tower. Between 1930 and 1931, the church was replaced.^[4] The nameless grist mill of Moergestel was built in 1852. Some parts of the wind mill dates from around 1600. In 2010, it was restored and operates on a voluntary basis.^[5]

Moergestel was home to 389 people in 1840.^[6] Moergestel was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Oisterwijk.^[7]

Gallery

Church: de Sint Janskerk
House in Moergestel
House in Moergestel
Village pump

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. three entries
^ "Postcodetool for 5066AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Moergestel". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Moergestel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "(standerdmolen)". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Moergestel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.