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 t ...

. The municipality was created from the two former municipalities of Geldrop 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

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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. Administ ...

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 Geldrop is a railway station located in Geldrop, a town in the Dutch municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, in the province of North Brabant. The station was opened on 1 November 1913 and is located on the Eindhoven–Weert railway. The station is opera ...

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 farm ...

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

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1529 to 1534. * Dries van Agt (born 1931 in Geldrop) former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1977/1982 * A.F.Th. van der Heijden (born 1951 in Geldrop) a Dutch writer * Dr.

Wijnand van der Sanden Dr. Wijnand Antonius Bernardus van der Sanden (born 1953 in Geldrop) is a Dutch archaeologist and prehistorian. After graduating he studied history of arts and classical archaeology at the Radboud University Nijmegen, later he studied prehistor ...

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

(born 1969 in Geldrop) a Dutch cinematographer * Frank Lammers (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 (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 among ...

(born 1983 in Mierlo) a Dutch fashion model IMDb Database
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Sport

* Ernest Faber (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 ...

* Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978) a Dutch former swimmer, triple gold medallist at the 2000 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 (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, th ...

* Roel Koolen (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 Nat ...

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 (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 ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

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
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