Gemert-Bakel
Gemert-Bakel is a municipality in southern Netherlands.
Geography
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, June 2015''Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb"..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 town's founder Diederik van Gemert lived here.Notable people
- Georgius Macropedius Dutch humanist and schoolmaster
- Lawrence Torrentinus Dutch-Italian humanist, typographer and printer for Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence
- Jan van Gemert Dutch painter, graphic artist, sculptor, glass artist and ceramist
- Wim Verstappen Dutch film director and producer, television director, and screen writer
- Frans van der Hoff Dutch missionary who helped launch Max Havelaar the first Fairtrade label in 1988
- Haico Scharn Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Victor Allis Dutch computer scientist and academic
- Ben Gall Dutch entrepreneur who founded several high-tech companies in NL and the US. Collects modern art and supports the arts. Now retired and living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico