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Gemert is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

Gemert
Town
Castle of Gemert
Gemert
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Gemert
Gemert (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°33′21″N 5°41′12″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityGemert-Bakel
Area
  Total19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total16,820
  Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5420-5422[1]
Dialing code0492

Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel.[3]

The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[4]


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



Places of interest



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 a 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:




References


  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5421AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105



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