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Kerk Sint Willibrordus | Milheeze

Waterfront church built on the remains of a medieval chapel.

Kapel De Olde Kerk | Gemert

Gemert's oldest church was in use from 1270 to around 1430.

Villa Ledeboer

The Ledeboer family, exploiters and owners of large parts of the surrounding woodland, built a vi...

Boerderij: De Sijp, Elsendorp

From this house, the reclamation of the De Sijp estate was regulated. Indeed, this estate was par...

Kapel Mariakapel | Milheeze

Sizeable field chapel built in 1938, to mark the 40th anniversary of J.P. Simonis' priesthood and...

Grenspaal Middelpaal

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

Boerderij Aan de Stinckart

The oldest farm in Gemert's Broekstraat.

Boerderij De Blauwe Kei Gemert

De Blauwe Kei is a national monument built in 1734 as a farm with an inn.

Peelrandbreuk bij Renseweg | De Mortel

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

WWII: Koordekanaal in het Beestenveld | De Rips

The Koorde Canal was dug in 1939 as an addition to the Peel-Raamstelling with the Defense Canal....

School Katholieke Lagere Meisjesschool | Bakel

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

Mysteries van Gemert (deel 2)

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

Gehucht Boekent | Gemert

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

Boerderij: De Diepert, Handel

This old farmhouse is of a non-native type. It is a reclamation farm, beautifully preserved and t...

Archeologische opgraving: Neerakker, Bakel

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

Ter Watermolen | Gemert

The property Ter Watermolen was a medieval farmstead owned by the Commanderij Gemert.

Armenhoeve Gemert

The Armenhoeve or Hoeve Ten Broek is Gemert's oldest farm and the only corner gable farm.

Natuurgebied Handelse Bossen | Handel

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

Boerderij: Oude langgevel, Bakel

The farm from the late 19th century aptly shows the developments in agriculture in recent centuries.

WWII: Koordekanaal in de Klotterpeel | De Rips

The remains of a dug antitank canal that was part of the infamous Peel-Raamstelling, a defensive...

Grenspaal Weijser Paal

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

Blikken Emmer

This high point in the Stippelberg was used as the starting point for the first cadastral measure...

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

Archeologische opgraving Watermolen in Gemert

Excavation of a medieval water mill on the small river Rips. Water mills were rare in the Peel; y...