Gemert
Gemert | |
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Town | |
 Castle of Gemert | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Gemert Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Gemert Gemert (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′21″N 5°41′12″E / 51.55583°N 5.68667°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Gemert-Bakel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 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 is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Georgius Macropedius also known as Joris van Lanckvelt (1487–1558), humanist and playwright
- Lawrence Torrentinus (1499–1563), printer for the Duke of Florence
- Jan van Amstel (naval hero) (1618–1668), admiral in the fleet of Michiel de Ruyter
- Jan van Gemert (1921–1991), visual artist
- Matthijs Verhofstadt (1677–1731), organ builder
- Anton Borret (1782–1858), member of the Council of State, Governor of the Dutch East Indies, and Governor of Limburg
- Gerlacus van den Elsen (1853–1925), priest
- Cor Roffelsen (1889–1958), architect
- Charles Moons (1917–2005), President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Harmen Tiddens (1923–2002), pediatrician, professor, and rector of Maastricht University
- Wim Verstappen (1937–2004), filmmaker and director
- Toon Grassens (1940), visual artist
- Haico Scharn (1945–2021), athlete
- Bart van der Laar (1945–1981), music producer
- Gerard van Lankveld (1947), visual artist
- Kees van Rooij (1959), politician
- Arno Kantelberg (1968), writer, style icon, editor-in-chief
- Caroline van den Elsen (1969), politician
- Leon Vlemmings (1970), professional footballer
- Stefan van Dierendonck (1972), writer
- René Paardekooper (1987), professional footballer
- Joost Habraken (1988), footballer
- Laura van den Elzen (1997), singer
Places of interest
[edit]Castle and Castle Park
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Gemert has two churches:
- De Kerk van Sint-Jans Onthoofding.
- Sint-Gerardus Majellakerk.
Gemert has also one monastery:
- Klooster Nazareth.
Gallery
[edit]-
Town hall -
Building in Gemert -
Street view -
Tower of the St Gerardus Majella Church
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5421AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105