Gemert-Bakel

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gemert-Bakel

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Ridderplein Gemert P1050897.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Gemert town centre

| image_flag = Gemert-Bakel vlag.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Gemert-Bakel.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| 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 = {{coord|51|33|N|5|41|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| 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 = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Gemert-Bakel}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Gemert-Bakel}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Gemert-Bakel}}

| 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 =

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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Gemert-Bakel}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Gemert-Bakel}}

| population_demonym =

| 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 = {{URL|1=http://www.gemert-bakel.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Gemert-Bakel ({{IPA|nl|ˌɣeːmərd ˈbaːkəl|-|193 Gemert-Bakel.ogg}}) is a municipality in southern Netherlands.

Geography

= Population centres =

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=Topography=

File:Gem-Gemert-Bakel-OpenTopo.jpg

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).[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=57360&cityname=Gemert%2C+Netherlands&units= Climate Summary for Gemert-Bakel]

{{Weather box

|location = Gemert-Bakel

|single line = Yes

|metric first = Yes

|Jan high F = 39

|Feb high F = 39

|Mar high F = 49

|Apr high F = 56

|May high F = 64

|Jun high F = 69

|Jul high F = 72

|Aug high F = 71

|Sep high F = 66

|Oct high F = 57

|Nov high F = 47

|Dec high F = 43

|year high F = 56

|Jan low F = 31

|Feb low F = 29

|Mar low F = 35

|Apr low F = 39

|May low F = 45

|Jun low F = 50

|Jul low F = 55

|Aug low F = 54

|Sep low F = 50

|Oct low F = 44

|Nov low F = 38

|Dec low F = 36

|year low F = 42

|Jan precipitation inch = 2.7

|Feb precipitation inch = 2

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.1

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.2

|May precipitation inch = 1.9

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.3

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.5

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.2

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.8

|Oct precipitation inch = 2

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.9

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.4

|year precipitation inch = 28.9

|Jan precipitation days = 8.8

|Feb precipitation days = 6.3

|Mar precipitation days = 5.8

|Apr precipitation days = 4

|May precipitation days = 6

|Jun precipitation days = 6.7

|Jul precipitation days= 7.8

|Aug precipitation days = 8.7

|Sep precipitation days = 8.2

|Oct precipitation days = 7

|Nov precipitation days = 5.4

|Dec precipitation days = 8.8

|year precipitation days = 83.5

|source 1 = Weatherbase

{{cite web

|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=57360&cityname=Gemert--United-States-of-America

|title =Weatherbase.com

|publisher=Weatherbase

|year=2013

}}

Retrieved on June 3, 2013.

|date=June 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

File:Portret Macropedius, Philips Galle.jpg

  • 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 [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894983/ IMDb Database] retrieved 10 September 2019
  • 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).Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, {{ISBN|9012090105}}

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

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