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
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Coordinates: 51°33′21″N 5°41′12″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Gemert-Bakel
Area [1]
• Total	19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	16,820
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5420-5422[1]
Dialing code	0492

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

• Georgius Macropedius
• Lawrence Torrentinus
• Jan van Amstel (naval hero) [nl]
• Leon Vlemmings
• Jan van 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:

• De Kerk van Sint-Jans Onthoofding.
• Sint-Gerardus Majellakerk.

Gemert has also one monastery:

• Klooster Nazareth.

Gallery

• 
  Town hall
• 
  Building in Gemert
• 
  Street view
• 
  Tower of the St Gerardus Majella Church

References