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De voormalige hoeve Handel

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

Oude Handwijzer

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

Peelrandbreuk bij Renseweg | De Mortel

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

De Pionier

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

Machinale weeffabriek De Hoef | Gemert

This weaving mill was built in 1881 to compete with the large weaving mills in Helmond.

Middeleeuwse waterput

This log water well from the early 13th century is of a type already in use in prehistoric times.

Klooster De Weyst | Handel

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

Hagelkruis Boekent | Gemert

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

Kapel Sint Joris | Gemert

The St. George Guild, or the Rooj Skut, wanted its own guild chapel. In 1975, the first plans eme...

Kapel Sint Antonius | Gemert

This field chapel of the Guild of St. Anthony and Sebastian dates back to 1564 and is still part...

Grenspaal Weijser Paal

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

Peelrandbreuk bij Hogen Aarle | De Mortel

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

Marechausseekazerne | Gemert

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

Gemeentehuis Gemert- Bakel

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

Hoeve Milschot Gemert

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

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

Molen Sint Willibrordus

This old standard mill from the 16th century was for a long time used by the archers' guild for s...

Wit-gele-kruis

This building housed the Witgelegele Kruis, founded in Brabant. A health care society where nuns...

De voormalige hoeve Hazeldonk

The Hazeldonk is a vanished medieval farmstead surrounded by a moat.

Natuurgebied Landgoed Cleefswit | Elsendorp

Cleefswit is one of the older examples of large-scale reclamation of wasteland in the late 19th,...

Kerk Heilige Margaretha Maria Alacoque | De Rips

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

Boerderij: De Sparrenhof, De Rips

Built in 1959, Sparrenhof was the last farm to rise on the reclaimed land of the Roelvink brothers.

Grenspaal Middelpaal

Boundary post between Gemert and Bakel with the oldest mention in 1669 and which from 1818 was ca...

Rijkswerkkamp de Rips (infopaneel versie)

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