Gemert-Bakel
| Gemert-Bakel | |||
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| Municipality | |||
Gemert town centre
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| Location in North Brabant Location in North Brabant |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Established | 1 January 1997[1] | ||
| Government[2] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Jan van Zomeren (PvdA) | ||
| Area[3] | |||
| • Total | 123.34 km2 (47.62 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[4] | 15 m (49 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[5] | |||
| • Total | 29,361 | ||
| • Density | 240/km2 (600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5420–5425, 5760–5764 | ||
| Area code | 0492, 0493 | ||
| Website | www |
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Gemert-Bakel (<phonos file="193 Gemert-Bakel.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.
Contents
Geography
Population centres
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". (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[6]
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
4 (39) |
9 (49) |
13 (56) |
18 (64) |
21 (69) |
22 (72) |
22 (71) |
19 (66) |
14 (57) |
8 (47) |
6 (43) |
13.3 (56) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1 (31) |
−2 (29) |
2 (35) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
7 (44) |
3 (38) |
2 (36) |
5.6 (42.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
50 (2) |
79 (3.1) |
30 (1.2) |
48 (1.9) |
58 (2.3) |
89 (3.5) |
81 (3.2) |
71 (2.8) |
50 (2) |
48 (1.9) |
61 (2.4) |
734 (29) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4 | 6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 83.5 |
| Source: Weatherbase [7] | |||||||||||||
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.
People from Gemert
Humanist Georgius Macropedius is one of the notable people to have been born in Gemert, and a school and park have been named after him.
Trivia
The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[8]
References
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- ↑ Climate Summary for Gemert-Bakel
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.
- ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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