Textile routes Geldrop-Mierlo
- 1 - Cotton Path
- 2 - Discover our weaving history
Cotton Path
Unravel the legend of Geldrop-Mierlo
Discover our weaving history
Textile Route Geldrop
Step by step you will discover more and more about the weaving history of Geldrop-Mierlo. Unravel the secret of the Cotton Path or let yourself be transported to the eight important textile locations in Geldrop. In any case, it will be a special trip through a special area.
Cotton Path
The Cotton Path lay somewhere between Mierlo and Geldrop. The path disappeared because not a single home weaver dared to walk it anymore. It was said to be haunted… Do you dare walk it? Buy the book, download the exciting Cotton Path app, discover more about the secret and walk the newly constructed path yourself.
Do you dare?
City walk around Geldrop-Mierlo
The 'Rondje Geldrop-Mierlo Foundation’ organises tours through the center of Geldrop with the accompaniment of a guide. These guided tours take you past numerous historically interesting locations, buildings and monuments. The guide will tell you all kinds of facts along the way and will of course answer any questions the participants may have. Where possible, they try to illustrate matters by showing old historical photos and telling anecdotes.
Want to know more?Discover our weaving history
Textile is in our blood. The home weavers of Mierlo and the manufacturers in Geldrop ensured that the most beautiful fabrics were altered and interwoven, way back in time.
Walking routes
Geldrop-Mierlo lies within a magnificent region perfect for walking. Walk through the colourful scenery or through the cosy town. You can choose to walk a few kilometres through the woods or on the Molenheide choose to have a longer hike over the Strabrechtseheide. And there is more.
Visit the weaving mill
Curious to find out more about our rich history in the textile industry?
Even before the year 1700 the ‘lakennijverheid’ (broadcloth industry) flourished in Geldrop. Even so, the textile industry only started booming in the year 1850. The great factories, chimneys and labourer and stately homes were built in this period.