Gemert-Bakel

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gemert-Bakel


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 123.36
area_land_km2 = 122.75
area_water_km2 = 0.61
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 27888
population_density_km2 = 227
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Gemert-Bakel (pronunciation|193 Gemert-Bakel.ogg) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.

Population centres

Bakel, De Mortel, De Rips, Elsendorp, Gemert, Handel, Milheeze.

People from Gemert

Humanist Macropedius is one of the few famous people to have been born in Gemert, and a school and park have been named after him. Musician/actor Niek Lucassen (also known as Niek from the comedy duo Pim & Niek) was also born and raised in Gemert.

Castle

In the centre of Gemert stands a castle of which the oldest parts date back to the Late Middle Ages, although it has been rebuilt a couple of times. It was founded by German knights who lived in the castle for several hundred years, however these days it is occupied by monks and nuns. The predecessor of this castle was a motte-and-bailey located further to the west and was discovered in 1995. It is said that the townfounder Diederik van Gemert lived here.

External links

* [http://www.gemert-bakel.nl Official Website]