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Rood in de sloot op de Sprenk, De Mortel

Points at the Peelrand fault create red water in ditches at De Sprenk in De Mortel

School Katholieke Lagere Meisjesschool | Bakel

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

Processiepark | Handel

This beautiful Procession Park is a National Monument belonging to the centuries-old Marian worsh...

Boerderij: De Dompthoeve, Elsendorp

In the large-scale peel reclamations, all kinds of experiments were carried out. The Dompthoeve w...

Keske Kruiseind | Gemert

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

De Schouw en Ter Schaut, Bakel

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

Gehucht: Esdonk

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

Mysteries van Gemert (deel 2)

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

Voormalige Komschool | Gemert

One of the old village schools, from 1877 that incidentally lasted until 1978.

Hoeve De Stroom Gemert

Farm owned by the Gemert parish priest for centuries.

Natuurgebied Beestenveld | De Rips

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

Kapel Esdonks Kapelleke | Gemert

Small 'Spijkerkapel' belonging to the hamlet of Esdonk where Mary Magdalene is venerated. This li...

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

Natuurgebied Landgoed Cleefswit | Elsendorp

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

Machinale weeffabriek De Hoef | Gemert

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

WWII: Loopgraven in de Klotterpeel | De Rips

At this site lie the last remnants of the trenches that were zigzagged through the Peel just befo...

Boerderij: De Sijp, Elsendorp

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

Peelrandbreuk bij Hogen Aarle | De Mortel

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

Oorlogsmonument | De Rips

War Memorial De Rips.

Museum: Bosmuseum

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

Keskesdijk | Handel

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

Grenspaal Weijser Paal

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

De Pelicaan

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

Kapel Sint Joris | Gemert

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