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The village was first mentioned in 1245 as
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Mierlo is home to a few interesting buildings, for example the old
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Catholic St. Lucia Church was built between 1856 and 1858. Part of the tower of the medieval church was incorporated in the new church. The nameless
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The oldest inhabitants of the area that we have any knowledge of were the reindeer hunters. In 1961, a piece of
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Mierlo was home to 466 people in 1840. Mierlo was an independent municipality. In 1968, the village
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