Gemert-Bakel () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.

Geography

Population centres

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 An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

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 A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ...

located further to the west and was discovered in 1995. It is said that the townfounder Diederik van Gemert lived here.

Notable people

* Georgius Macropedius (1487 in Gemert – 1558) a Dutch humanist and schoolmaster * Lawrence Torrentinus (1499 in Gemert – 1563) a Dutch-Italian humanist, typographer and printer for Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence * Jan van Gemert (1921 in Gemert – 1991) a Dutch painter, graphic artist, sculptor, glass artist and ceramist * Wim Verstappen (1937 in Gemert – 2004) a Dutch film director and producer, television director, and screen writer *

Frans van der Hoff Frans van der Hoff (born 13 July 1939), or Francisco VanderHoff Boersma as he is called in Latin America, is a Dutch missionary who, in collaboration with Nico Roozen and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad, launched Max Havelaar, the first ...

(born 1939 in De Rips) a Dutch missionary who helped launch '' Max Havelaar'' the first Fairtrade label in 1988 *

Haico Scharn Helprich Haico Stephanus Adrianus Scharn (18 June 1945 – 10 June 2021) was a Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed at Helsinki's 1971 European Athletics Championships in the 1500 m, in which he reached the eighth place in the final. He comp ...

(1945–2021, born in Gemert) a Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Victor Allis Louis Victor Allis (born 19 May 1965) is a Dutch computer scientist working in the artificial intelligence (AI) field. In his graduate work, he revealed AI solutions for Connect Four, Qubic, and Gomoku. His dissertation introduced two new game s ...

(born 1965 in Gemert) a Dutch computer scientist and academic *

Ben Gall Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, � ...

(born 1948 in Eindhoven) a Dutch entrepreneur who founded several high tech companies in NL and the USA. Collects modern art and has been supporting the arts for decades. 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).Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants,

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

External links

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Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997