Biezenmortel

Biezenmortel
Village
Beukenhof, a former monastery
Biezenmortel Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Biezenmortel Biezenmortel (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°37′30″N 5°10′40″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Tilburg
Area [1]
• Total	8.68 km^2 (3.35 sq mi)
• Land	8.53 km^2 (3.29 sq mi)
• Water	0.16 km^2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (January 2020)[1]
• Total	1,465
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5074
Area code	013

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]

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

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighborhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. "AHN Viewer". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
3. 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.
4. "Beukenhof". VVV (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
5. 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.
6. "Home". Landpark Assisië (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
7. "Huize Assisië". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.