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Gehucht: Esdonk

Esdonk is a chapel hamlet, a cluster of farms, first mentioned in the 13th century to which a cha...

Kapel Maria van Liefde | De Rips

This contemporary chapel was built after a near-death experience and an 'Encounter with Mary'. Th...

Oude Handwijzer

An old hand sign already stood here at an intersection of five dirt roads. Three roads are still...

Kerk Sint Antonius Abt | De Mortel

Because of the great plague epidemic in Gemert, the initiative was taken for a chapel in De Morte...

De voormalige hoeve Handel

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

Kloosterkasteel Gemert

Nobleman Rutger van Gemert (ca. 1150 - ca. 1220) became a knight of the Teutonic Order during his...

Calvarieberg De Rips 1936

This Calvary has a unique altar that was used in the annual processions.

Bolle Akkers, Bakel

These bulging bare fields are the result of centuries of peat and manure being raised by poor Pee...

Boerderij 'de Rips'

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

Keske Kruiseind | Gemert

The keske on the Cross End has four niches and was built in this form in 1911, but has predecessors.

Gemertse tabak aan de Kerkstraat

This chic building complex recalls the days when Holland was a big name in the tobacco industry a...

Museum: Bosmuseum

At the edge of the Ripse woods, a hand-carved forest museum stands in the open air. This wooden c...

Kom ook naar Gemert-Bakel!

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

Helling in de Daalhorst | Gemert

If you look from south to north across the Daalhorst, you will see a slope in the road. The diffe...

Kapel Gerlachus | Gemert

Saints make themselves known by their attribute, a specific identifying mark. Gerlachus has a ver...

De Schouw en Ter Schaut, Bakel

The hamlet of De Schouw originated from the medieval farmstead Ter Schaut. It was a farmstead wit...

Oorlogsmonument | De Rips

War Memorial De Rips.

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

Gemeentehuis Gemert- Bakel

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

Keskesdijk | Handel

Pilgrimage route en route to the medieval Marian pilgrimage site of Handel. There are seven keske...

WWII: Freya zoekradar | De Rips

Freya search radar position with the remains of radar system blown up by the Germans themselves a...

Peelrandbreuk bij Hogen Aarle | De Mortel

The Peelrand fault causes a height difference in the landscape near Hogen Aarle.

De Pelicaan

Gemert's very first church used to stand here, opposite the current church, which only dates from...

Archeologische opgraving: Hooghuis, Gemert

Hooghuis is Gemert's oldest known castle. It was the property of the Lords of Gemert, who owned t...