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]
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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.
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