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Villa Ledeboer

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

Gehucht: Vossenberg

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

School Katholieke Lagere Meisjesschool | Bakel

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

Boerderij: De Sparrenhof, De Rips

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

Mysteries van Gemert (deel 2)

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

Koksehoeve

Port, fishing, inn, fief of the Teutonic Order, tram stop, it is hard to say what this tavern may...

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....

Ter Watermolen | Gemert

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

Tereijken, buurtschap Gemert

The hamlet of Tereijken originated from a single medieval farmstead.

Boerderij De Blauwe Kei Gemert

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

Slotje, Deel

Around 1435, squire Goyart van Lankveld built a moat house at this location. The last remnants of...

Natuurgebied Beestenveld | De Rips

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

Machinale weeffabriek De Hoef | Gemert

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

WWII: Bazi-kamp (verdwenen) | De Rips

BAZI, a secret German radar station in the Peel.

Hoeve Ten Hogen Aarle, Gemert

Medieval farmstead, formerly surrounded by a double moat.

Pastorie | De Rips

This large rectory is of the oldest buildings in this reclamation village and housing for several...

Rood in de sloot van de Hazeldonklaan, Gemert

Points at Gemert-South break up red water in roadside ditches of Hazeldonklaan

Voormalig klooster Nazareth | Gemert

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

Natuurgebied Handelse Bossen | Handel

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

Grenspaal Ripse Paal

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

Archeologische opgraving Watermolen in Gemert

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

De voormalige hoeve Grotel

For centuries, the Grotel farmstead of the Teutonic Order stood on this site.

Archeologische opgraving: Neerakker, Bakel

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

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert