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Mysteries van Gemert (deel 2)

Ad Otten on all kinds of historical facts from local history under the heading Mysteries of Gemer...

Grenspaal Ripse Paal

Old boundary post between Bakel and Gemert and namesake of the young reclamation village of De Ri...

Gemeentehuis Gemert- Bakel

This 19th century villa, built on the site of an illustrious inn is now the home of the Municipal...

Grenspaal: Stippelberg Paal

One of the boundary poles marking the, often disputed, boundary between the former municipalities...

Kerk Onze Lieve Vrouw van Handel | Handel

This chapel from 1220 is the oldest Marian pilgrimage site in Brabant and forms a complex togethe...

Kom ook naar Gemert-Bakel!

If you are looking for one or more days of vacation in Brabant, Gemert-Bakel is definitely worth...

Kerk Heilige Margaretha Maria Alacoque | De Rips

After the "Iconoclasm" and renewal drive, this modern church was built in 1965.

WWII: Lancaster en Burg. Wijtvliet monument | De Rips

This memorial provides information about the crash of a Lancaster plane that killed 7 people. It...

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

Schoolmeesterswoning 1922

The Master's house was occupied by the "Upper Masters" Hertsig and Huvenaars beginning in 1922.

Boerderij 'de Rips'

This building is the oldest farm in de Rips. It was originally a sheep farm. One of the many larg...

Archeologisch monument Steentijd

Here in this sandy area, the prehistoric Tjongervolk visited so many times, working flint, and in...

Helling in de Scheiweg | Gemert

If you look from west to east across the Scheiweg, you will see a slope in the road. The differen...

Marechausseekazerne | Gemert

In the 19th century there was unrest in Gemert; there were riots among the weavers, riots among t...

Archeologische opgraving: Neerakker, Bakel

This is one of the most important excavations in Bakel, a complete court, with village has been f...

Natuurgebied Beestenveld | De Rips

The Beestenveld is a forest area of about 362 ha owned by the Forestry Commission.

De voormalige hoeve Handel

The vanished Handel farmstead is the oldest clearing, from which the village of Handel emerged.

Voormalig klooster Nazareth | Gemert

In 1848, the Franciscan Sisters Penitents-Recollectines came to Gemert to establish a convent and...

Molen Het Zoutvat | Gemert

The defunct wooden standard mill Het Zoutvat was built in 1554 and demolished in 1917.

Hoeve Ten Hogen Aarle, Gemert

Medieval farmstead, formerly surrounded by a double moat.

Rijkswerkkamp de Rips (infopaneel versie)

State work camp De Rips served in various forms from 1940 to early 1948. A motley procession of r...

De Pionier

The Pioneer as a statue was unveiled in 1994 as a thank you from Rabobank and a tribute to forest...

Parochiehuis | Bakel

This beautiful building, from 1938, was especially intended for meetings concerning the parish of...

Hagelkruis Boekent | Gemert

Cross placed in middle of fields to ward off hail and protect harvest.