Mortsel

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Field	Value
name	Mortsel
type	city
picture	Village centre of Mortsel, Belgium (aerial view).jpg
picture-legend	Aerial view of Mortsel
map	Mortsel Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
map-legend	Location of Mortsel in the province of Antwerp
arms	Mortsel wapen1.svg
flag	Flag of Mortsel.svg
province	Antwerp
arrondissement	Antwerp
nis	11029
mayor	Erik Broeckx (N-VA)
majority	N-VA, Vooruit-I love Mortsel, CD&V
postal-codes	2640
telephone-area	03
web	www.mortsel.be
coordinates
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Mortsel () is a municipality and city close to the city of Antwerp located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the city of Mortsel proper. In 2024, Mortsel had a total population of 26,588 people which makes most densely populated municipality in Flanders with 3416 inhabitants per km². The total area is 7.78 km².

Geography

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.

History

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.

Economy

The headquarters of Agfa-Gevaert are situated in Mortsel.

Notable people

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 :Category:People from Mortsel.

References

(23 June 1999). "Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Genk, Mortsel, Seraing en Waregem". [[Belgian Official Gazette]].
"Population density | Statbel".
"Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11029".
(9 January 2026). "WELKOM IN MORTSEL".
(10 December 2025). "Buurt Hertogstraat: overzicht van de 27 deelgemeenten, wijken en buurten".
(3 September 2015). "Bombing of Mortsel". pieterserrien.be}} {{in lang.
(9 January 2026). "De laatste V-bom na 175 dagen terreur".
(22 September 2025). "AGFA {{!}} Contact".

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