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Mortsel
Summary
Mortsel (ˈmɔrtsəl) is a 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.
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.
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.
The last V2 launched against Antwerp also fell in Mortsel, killing 27 people, on 27 March 1945.
The headquarters of Agfa-Gevaert are situated in Mortsel.
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 .
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