Gemert-Bakel
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Gemert-Bakel | |
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| Gemert town centre Gemert town centre | |
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| Highlighted position of Gemert-Bakel in a municipal map of North Brabant Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 5°41′E / 51.550°N 5.683°ECoordinates: 51°33′N 5°41′E / 51.550°N 5.683°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Established | 1 January 1997[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Michiel van Veen (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5420–5425, 5760–5764 |
| Area code | 0492, 0493 |
| Website | www |
Gemert-Bakel (nl) is a municipality in southern Netherlands.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Population centres
[edit | edit source]Topography
[edit | edit source]File:Gem-Gemert-Bakel-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, June 2015
Climate
[edit | edit source]Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[6] Template:Weather box
Castle
[edit | edit source]In the centre of Gemert stands a castle of which the oldest parts date back to the Late Middle Ages, although it has been rebuilt a couple of times. It was founded by German knights who lived in the castle for several hundred years, however these days it is occupied by monks and nuns. The predecessor of this castle was a motte-and-bailey located further to the west and was discovered in 1995. It is said that the town's founder Diederik van Gemert lived here.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Georgius Macropedius (1487 in Gemert – 1558) Dutch humanist and schoolmaster
- Lawrence Torrentinus (1499 in Gemert – 1563) Dutch-Italian humanist, typographer and printer for Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence
- Jan van Gemert (1921 in Gemert – 1991) Dutch painter, graphic artist, sculptor, glass artist and ceramist
- Wim Verstappen (1937 in Gemert – 2004) Dutch film director and producer, television director, and screen writer [7]
- Frans van der Hoff (born 1939 in De Rips) Dutch missionary who helped launch Max Havelaar the first Fairtrade label in 1988
- Haico Scharn (1945–2021, born in Gemert) Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Victor Allis (born 1965 in Gemert) Dutch computer scientist and academic
Trivia
[edit | edit source]The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[8]
Gallery
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Kasteel Gemert
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Gemert gerardus majellakerk toren
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St. Jan de Doperkerk
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Gemert, molen
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Gemert-Bakel. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5421CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ Climate Summary for Gemert-Bakel
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 10 September 2019
- ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
External links
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Media related to Gemert-Bakel at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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