Gemert is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
North Brabant
North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to th ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Gemert-Bakel
Gemert-Bakel () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.
Geography
Population centres
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, June 2015''
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs ...
.
Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with
Bakel.
The spoken language is
Peellands (an
East Brabantian
East Brabantian ( nl, Oost Noord-Brabants or Oost Brabants) is one of the main divisions of the Brabantian dialect group recognized by the ''Woordenboek van de Brabantse dialecten''. East Brabantian dialects are mainly spoken in the eastern part of ...
dialect, which is very similar to colloquial
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
).
[Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ]
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
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Georgius Macropedius
Georgius Macropedius (born Joris van Lanckvelt; April 1487 – July 1558) was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and "the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century."
Biography
Macropedius was born as Joris van Lanckvelt in Gemert (Northern Br ...
*
Lawrence Torrentinus
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Leon Vlemmings
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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
File:1652wikinr99 Raadhuis Gemert.jpg, Town hall
File:Gemert Rijksmonument 518097 Kerkstraat 3.JPG, Building in Gemert
File:Gemert P1050895.JPG, Street view
File:Gemert Sint Gerardus Majellakerk toren.jpg, Tower of the St Gerardus Majella Church
References
{{Authority control
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997
Populated places in North Brabant
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Gemert-Bakel