Gemert
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| Coordinates: 51°33′21″N 5°41′12″E / 51.55583°N 5.68667°E | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | North Brabant | |
| Municipality | Gemert-Bakel | |
| Population (01-01-2014) | 15,955 | |
Gemert is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. On January 1, 2009 there were 15,268 inhabitants in Gemert.
Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel.
The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
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.
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.
Het Boerenbondsmuseum is the only museum in Gemert. In this museum there are some objects and some buildings about the farmerpopulation near Gemert around 1900.
Gemert has two churches:
Gemert has also one monastery:
Coordinates: 51°33′N 5°42′E / 51.550°N 5.700°E
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