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.
The headquarters of Agfa-Gevaert are situated in Mortsel.
Mortsel
was the victim of one of the major tragedies and errors of World War
II. On April 5, 1943, the bombing of the Minerva car factory, then used
to repair Luftwaffe planes, was the target of a big bombing raid by the
Allies, but the target was missed and a residential area hit instead,
resulting in the death of 936 civilians, including 209 children. The
last V2 launched against Antwerp also fell in Mortsel, killing 27
people, on March 27, 1945
