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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Mortsel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɔrtsəl] city and municipality close to the city of Antwerp located in the Belgian province of Antwerp . The municipality only comprises the city of Mortsel proper. In 2021, Mortsel had a total population of 26,170 people. The total area is 7.78 km².[2]
Geography [ edit ]
The city consists of the areas Mortsel-Dorp, Oude-God and Luithagen. Mortsel is bordered by Antwerp (districts Wilrijk , Berchem and Deurne ), Borsbeek , Boechout , Hove , and Edegem .
History [ edit ]
Mortsel was the scene for one of the major collateral damage tragedies of World War II . On 5 April 1943, the Minerva car factory, then used to repair Luftwaffe planes , was the target of a bombing raid by the USAAF . Most bombs missed the target and hit a residential area instead, resulting in the deaths of 936 civilians, including 209 children, exceeding the civilian death toll of the Guernica raid which modern estimates put at 400.[3]
The last V2 launched against Antwerp also fell in Mortsel, killing 27 people, on 27 March 1945.
Economy [ edit ]
The headquarters of Agfa-Gevaert are situated in Mortsel.
Notable people [ edit ]
Alex Agnew , stand-up comedian
Luc Brewaeys , (born in Mortsel in 1959), composer, conductor, pianist and recording producer
Daniel Dardha , chess player
Bart De Wever , politician
Timo Descamps , actor
Koen Lenaerts , President of the European Court of Justice
Clem Schouwenaars (b. Mortsel, 1932–1993), writer
Tamino , musician
Luc Tuymans , painter
Johan Van Overtveldt (born in Mortsel in 1955), Belgian journalist and politician of the New Flemish Alliance
Jos Vandeloo , writer
See also the Category:People from Mortsel .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Bombing of Mortsel" . pieterserrien.be. 3 September 2015.(in English)
External links [ edit ]
Mortsel at Wikimedia Commons
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