Gemert is a

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in the Dutch province of

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. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel. The spoken language is Peellands (an

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dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).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

* Georgius Macropedius also known as Joris van Lanckvelt (1487–1558), humanist and playwright *

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* Jan van Amstel (naval hero) (1618–1668), admiral in the fleet of

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* 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

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, 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

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* 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

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