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Gemert-Bakel

Field	Value
name	Gemert-Bakel
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Ridderplein Gemert P1050897.JPG
image_caption	Gemert town centre
image_flag	Gemert-Bakel vlag.svg
flag_size	100x67px
image_shield	Coat of arms of Gemert-Bakel.svg
shield_size	100x80px
image_map	Map - NL - Municipality code 1652 (2009).svg
map_alt	Highlighted position of Gemert-Bakel in a municipal map of North Brabant
map_caption	Location in North Brabant
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	North Brabant
established_title	Established
established_date	1 January 1997{{cite web
url	http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/1997/default.htm
title	Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997
trans-title	Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997
language	nl
website	cbs.nl
publisher	CBS
access-date	26 May 2014}}
government_footnotes	{{cite web
url	http://www.gemert-bakel.nl/gemert-bakel/burgemeester_3701/
title	Burgemeester
trans-title	Mayor
language	nl
publisher	Gemeente Gemert-Bakel
access-date	26 May 2014
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005544/http://www.gemert-bakel.nl/gemert-bakel/burgemeester_3701/
archive-date	28 May 2014
governing_body	Municipal council
leader_party	VVD
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Michiel van Veen
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
area_water_km2
elevation_footnotes	{{cite web
url	http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
title	Postcodetool for 5421CV
language	nl
work	Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
publisher	Het Waterschapshuis
access-date	26 May 2014
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
archive-date	21 September 2013
elevation_m	15
elevation_max_footnotes	tags --
elevation_min_footnotes	tags --
population_footnotes
population_total
population_as_of
population_density_km2
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postcode
postal_code	5420–5425, 5760–5764
area_code_type	Area code
area_code	0492, 0493
website

|trans-title=Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997 |access-date = 26 May 2014}} |trans-title=Mayor |access-date=26 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005544/http://www.gemert-bakel.nl/gemert-bakel/burgemeester_3701/ |archive-date=28 May 2014 tags -- |access-date=26 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |archive-date=21 September 2013 Gemert-Bakel () is a municipality in southern Netherlands.

Geography

Population centres

Bakel
De Mortel
De Rips
Elsendorp
Gemert
Handel
Milheeze

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, June 2015

Climate

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). Retrieved on June 3, 2013.

Castle

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

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
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
Ben Gall (born 1948 in Eindhoven) Dutch entrepreneur who founded several high-tech companies in NL and the US. Collects modern art and supports the arts. Now retired and living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Trivia

The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).

Gallery

File:Kasteelgemert.jpg|Kasteel Gemert File:1652wikinr111 Gemert gerardus majellakerk toren.jpg|Gemert gerardus majellakerk toren File:16050 St. Jan de Doperkerk.jpg|St. Jan de Doperkerk File:2007-09-16 15.54 Gemert, molen foto2.JPG|Gemert, molen

References

{{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
{{Dutch municipality population. dataref
[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=57360&cityname=Gemert%2C+Netherlands&units= Climate Summary for Gemert-Bakel]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894983/ IMDb Database] retrieved 10 September 2019
Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, {{ISBN. 9012090105

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