Nederhemert is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Zaltbommel Zaltbommel (), also known, historically and colloquially, as Bommel, is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. History The city of Zaltbommel The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received ...

, and lies about 8 km southwest of that city. Nederhemert was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with

Kerkwijk Kerkwijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch. Kerkwijk was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged wit ...

. Nederhemert consists of two parts. The largest part is Nederhemert-Noord. The smaller village of Nederhemert-Zuid, with only about 25 inhabitants, lies south of the

Afgedamde Maas The Afgedamde Maas (; Dammed-up Meuse) is a former distributary of the Meuse, Maas River (French: Meuse) in the Netherlands, Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, provinces of North Brabant and Gelderland. The Maas splits near Heusden with one chan ...

History

It was first mentioned in 1144 as Hemmerte. Neder (lower) has been added to distinguish from

Ophemert Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel. Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen. ...

(upper). Hemert means rock or stone. In 1480, the

was dug which resulted in a split into two parts. The southern part has become a river island in 1904 due to the construction of the

Heusden Canal The Heusden Canal (Dutch: ''Heusdensch Kanaal'') is a canal on the border of the Netherlands, Dutch provinces North Brabant and Gelderland, roughly between Wijk en Aalburg and Heusden. The canal connects the Afgedamde Maas and Bergse Maas and has ...

and the

Bergse Maas The Bergsche Maas (; History of Dutch orthography, current spelling: Bergsche Maas) is a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the river Meuse, Maas (French: Meuse) in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The Maas splits near Heusde ...

. Castle Nederhemert was built in the southern part around 1300. In the second quarter of 14th century, walls with corner towers were added. A little

redoubt A redoubt (historically redout) is a Fortification, fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on Earthworks (engineering), earthworks, although some are constructed of ston ...

was added in 1589. The castle burned down in 1945, and is now a ruin. The Protestant Church of the northern part dates from 1776. The tower of the southern church dated from the 14th century and the church from 1633. The church was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt around 1955. In 1840, the northern part was home to 426 people and the southern part to 159. Since 1904, the southern part shares the river island with

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, however they have remained separate villages. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

Gebr. Remmerde was probably built in 1716 and was a possession of Castle Nederhemert. Between 1978 and 1979, the wind mill was restored, but is no longer in operation.

Gallery

File:Netherlands, Nederhemert, map of 1867.jpg, The municipality of Nederhemert in 1867 File:T.T Boerderij te Nederhemert-Zuid.JPG, Farm in Nederhemert-Zuid File:N-H Hervormde-Kerk Nederhemert 2.jpg, Protestant Church (North) File:Molen met omgeving - Nederhemert - 20363145 - RCE.jpg, Windmill Gebr. Remmerde

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Zaltbommel