Geldrop-Mierlo () is a municipality in the southern

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, in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...

. The municipality was created from the two former municipalities of

Geldrop Geldrop is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, around 5 km east of Eindhoven city centre. Geldrop was a separate municipality until 2004, when it merged with Mierlo. Geldrop is noted ...

and

Mierlo Mierlo is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant. Until 2004, it was a separate municipality with an area of . Mierlo is home to a few interesting buildings, for example the old Council house and ...

on 1 January 2004.

Villages

Geldrop-Mierlo had a population of in . It covers an area of . The two villages of Geldrop and Mierlo used to be separate municipalities, but joined together after threats from

Helmond Helmond (; called ''Héllemond'' in the local dialect) is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands. Helmond is home to several textile and metal companies. The Vlisco fa ...

to take over Mierlo. Its partner city is

Dobříš Dobříš (; german: Doberschisch) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. It is located south of Prague, and it is a part of the Prague metropolitan area. Administrat ...

in the Czech Republic.

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, June 2015''

History

The exact age of Geldrop isn't known. Over the years there have been several archaeological finds relating to prehistoric peoples who lived in or passed through the area. In the area of Geldrop, where over 10,000 years ago reindeerhunters of the so-called Ahrensburg culture placed their tents, two with engravings have been found, among other artefacts. On one of them a reindeerhorn have been represented, on the other one a dancing little girl, who is called 'venus van Mierlo'. In the south of Zesgehuchten (district of Geldrop) finds have been done which indicate on small settlements from the New Stone Age (round 3000 BC). Finds from the Roman Time and the early Middle Ages have been found off Genoenhuis and Hoog Geldrop (districts in Geldrop). In the autumn of 1989 nearby 't Zand (cemetery) archaeological unearthings has been carried out. These had a remarkable result. Four settlements were found from the late Roman Time and the Middle Ages: a period which covers the years between 350 and 1225.

Transportation

* Geldrop railway station

Notable residents

Willem van Enckevoirt William of Enckevoirt, also spelled as Enckenvoirt (1464 in Mierlo-Hout – 19 July 1534 in Rome) was a Dutch Cardinal, bishop of Tortosa from 1524 to 1524, and bishop of Utrecht from 1529 to 1534. Biography Enckevoirt was the son of a far ...

(1464 in Mierlo-Hout – 1534 in Rome) a Dutch Cardinal,

Bishop of Utrecht List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht. Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580 Founders of the Utrecht diocese * * * * * Bishops * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

1529 to 1534. *

Dries van Agt Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt (; born 2 February 1931) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of t ...

(born 1931 in Geldrop) former

Prime Minister of the Netherlands The prime minister of the Netherlands ( nl, Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. Although the monarch is the ''de jure'' head of government, the prime minister ''de facto'' ...

, 1977/1982 * A.F.Th. van der Heijden (born 1951 in Geldrop) a Dutch writer * Dr. Wijnand van der Sanden (born 1953 in Geldrop) a Dutch archaeologist and prehistorian * Raimond Lap (born 1959 in Geldrop) a composer of music for toddlers and babies *

Rianne Donders-de Leest M.J.D. "Rianne" Donders-de Leest (born 22 July 1960, in Eindhoven) is a Dutch politician for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Donders-de Leest started her career as a teacher at a primary school. She was elected into the municipal council of ...

(born 1960) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Geldrop-Mierlo 2004/2015 *

Michiel Riedijk Michiel Riedijk (Geldrop, 1964) is a Dutch architect and professor at the Technical University Delft. He is co-founder of the architecture office Neutelings Riedijk Architects in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Life and work Michiel Riedijk studied ar ...

(born 1964 in Geldrop) a Dutch architect and university professor *

Menno Westendorp Menno Westendorp (born October 5, 1969) is a Dutch cinematographer. Filmography *'' The Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock'' (2008) *''Offers'' (2005) *''Jesus is a Palestinian'' (1999) Awards *2008 Won Golden Calf Award The Golden Calf ( n ...

(born 1969 in Geldrop) a Dutch cinematographer *

Frank Lammers Frank Lammers (born 10 April 1972) is a Dutch television and film actor. In 2006, he won a "Best Actor" Golden Calf for his work in ''Nachtrit ''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006 Netherlands thriller film about t ...

(born 1972 in Mierlo) a Dutch TV and film actor * Martijn Deijkers (born 1975 in Geldrop), stage name '' Martyn'', a Dutch producer and DJ *

Job Roggeveen Job Roggeveen (born 1979 in Geldrop) is a film director and writer. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He graduated in 2003. In 2007 he co-founded animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke together with Joris Oprins and Mar ...

(born 1979 in Geldrop) a film director and writer * Pieter Henket (born 1979 in Geldrop) a photographer who lives and works in New York City *

Lara Stone Lara Catherina Stone (born 20 December 1983) is a Dutch fashion model. Stone has appeared on the covers of W and Vogue and has worked with brands like Fendi, Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, H&M, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Versace amon ...

(born 1983 in Mierlo) a Dutch fashion model IMDb Database
retrieved 26 December 2019

Sport

Ernest Faber Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born 27 August 1971) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He was most recently head coach of caretaker manager of Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven. Faber grew up in Eindhoven and played youth f ...

(born 1971 in Geldrop) a football manager and former player with 248 club caps * Dirk Lippits (born 1977 in Geldrop) a Dutch rower, silver medallist in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder. Early life Born in Maastricht, Limburg, he is the son of Cees-Rein van den Hoogenband ...

(born 1978) a Dutch former swimmer, triple gold medallist at the

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and

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, grew up in Geldrop *

Marcel Balkestein Marcel Balkestein (born 29 January 1981 in Geldrop) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a te ...

(born 1981 in Geldrop) a Dutch field hockey player, team silver medallist at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Roel Koolen Roel Koolen (born April 20, 1982 in Mierlo) was a Dutch baseball player who used to play for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. Koolen made his Hoofdklasse debut at the Twins Sporting Club in 1998. He played for the Dutch junior team ...

(born 1982 in Mierlo) a Dutch baseball player, competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Mink van der Weerden Mink Alphons Louis van der Weerden (; born 19 October 1988) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for German Bundesliga club Rot-Weiss Köln. He started playing hockey at HCAS and has since also played for Oranje Zwart and O ...

(born 1988 in Geldrop) a Dutch field hockey player, team silver medallist at the

Maikel van der Vleuten Maikel van der Vleuten (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch show jumping rider. He was born in Geldrop. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2 ...

(born 1988 in Geldrop) a Dutch show jumping rider, team silver medallist at the

* Mitch Dielemans (born 1993 in Geldrop) a Dutch competitive archer, competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Gallery

File:Centrum Geldrop P1060753.JPG, Centrum Geldrop, Bibliotheek File:Glazen huis geldrop 2.JPG, Glazen huis, Geldrop File:Eindhovenskanaal Gulberg Razob - panoramio.jpg, Eindhovenskanaal Gulberg Razob File:Dorpsstraat 115, Mierlo.JPG, Dorpsstraat 115, Mierlo

References

External links

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Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2004