Country Netherlands Municipality Gemert-Bakel Local time Saturday 4:08 PM | Province North Brabant Population 15,955 (1 Jan 2014) | |
Weather 13°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 50% Humidity Points of interest Boerenbondsmuseum, Heemkundekring De Komm, Vlindersafari | ||
Gemert is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. On January 1, 2009 there were 15,268 inhabitants in Gemert.
Contents
- Map of Gemert Netherlands
- Population centres
- Notable people born in Gemert
- Castle and Castle Park
- Museums
- Religious buildings
- References
Map of Gemert, Netherlands
Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel.
The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
Population centres
The Population centres from Gemert are Handel, De Mortel and Elsendorp. Gemert also has a little chapel village called Esdonk and a Protestant mining village called Vossenberg.
Notable people born in Gemert
Castle and Castle Park
The construction of the castle began in 1391. Till 1794 the castle was used by the German Order. In 1916 the castle was used as a mission monastic. The castle has a Castle Park in English style. In the park there is also the liberation monument from World War II.
Museums
Het Boerenbondsmuseum is the only museum in Gemert. In this museum there are some objects and some buildings about the farmerpopulation near Gemert around 1900.
Religious buildings
Gemert has two churches:
Gemert has also one monastery: