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Natuurgebied Handelse Bossen | Handel

The Handel drifting dunes began to cause considerable problems for the fields around 1800 due to...

Archeologische opgraving: Achter de molen, Bakel

A complete medieval hamlet has been excavated here, dating from the 9th to the 12th century.

Gehucht Boekent | Gemert

Boekent is one of the oldest hamlets of Gemert. Older than Gemert Castle, it is an intersection o...

Gehucht: Vossenberg

This Protestant village in Catholic Brabant is a product of the large-scale Peel reclamations in...

Grenspaal Weijser Paal

A boundary post between Bakel and Gemert, placed by order of Charles the Fifth, Emperor of the Fr...

Kloosterkasteel Gemert

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

Kerk Sint Antonius Abt | De Mortel

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

Boerderij 'de Rips'

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

Parochiehuis | Bakel

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

Natuurgebied Beestenveld | De Rips

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

Schoolmeesterswoning 1922

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

Keskesdijk | Handel

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

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

School Katholieke Lagere Meisjesschool | Bakel

This girls' school belonged to a convent of the Sisters of Oirschot.

WWII: Lancaster en Burg. Wijtvliet monument | De Rips

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

Molen Het Zoutvat | Gemert

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

Peelrandbreuk bij Hogen Aarle | De Mortel

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

Virmuntse Hoeve

Former farmhouse, owned for centuries by the Teutonic Order and the Chapel of Handel.

Kerk Sint Jans Onthoofding | Gemert

This church was founded by an order of knights and belongs to the nearby castle. It dates back to...

Helling in de Haveltweg | Handel

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

Peelrandbreuk bij Renseweg | De Mortel

A viewing frame near the Renseweg - Welpenheuvel indicates the exact location of Gemert's Breuk.

Hoeve Milschot Gemert

Milschot farmstead is a medieval farmstead and was long owned by the Teutonic Order.

Klooster De Weyst | Handel

This monastery is part of a largely Boekel-based complex that includes the Netherlands' first ins...

Boerderij: D'n Traonpot, wevershuis anno 1752, Gemert

Weavers were common in Gemert and home weaving had long been known there too. This old home weavi...