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
Village
Beukenhof, a former monastery
Beukenhof, a former monastery
Biezenmortel is located in North Brabant
Biezenmortel
Biezenmortel
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Biezenmortel is located in Netherlands
Biezenmortel
Biezenmortel
Biezenmortel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°37′30″N 5°10′40″E / 51.62500°N 5.17778°E / 51.62500; 5.17778
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityTilburg
Area
 • Total8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
 • Land8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
 • Water0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (January 2020)[1]
 • Total1,465
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5074
Area code013

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

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ 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.
  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.