Gemert

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Gemert
Flag of the place Gemert
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Gemert
coat of arms
province North Brabant North Brabant
local community Flag of the Gemert-Bakel municipality Gemert Bakel
Area
 - land
 - water 		19.92  km 2
19.84 km 2
0.08 km 2
Residents 16,590 (Jan 1, 2018)
Coordinates 51 ° 33 '  N , 5 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 33 '  N , 5 ° 41'  E
Important traffic route N272 N605 N616
prefix 0492
Postcodes 5421-5422, 5425
Location of Gemert in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel
Location of Gemert in the municipality of Gemert-BakelTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map
Ritterburg Gemert, outer bailey
Map of Gemert (1867)

Gemert is part of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel in the south of the Netherlands in the province of Noord-Brabant with a total of 16,590 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2018).

history

From the 13th century to 1807 the village, which looked like a small town, was owned by the Teutonic Knight Order . Since then it has been part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1849, Gemert was the scene of a weaver revolt. The Teutonic Order won a power struggle over Gemert in 1366. The Duke of Brabant recognized their claims to the place that year. Around 1400 the Teutonic Knights had a new castle built in Gemert, and in 1587 a Latin school .

It is remarkable that, unlike in the surrounding area, there was extensive religious freedom in Gemert after the Reformation .

politics

Former councilor

Up until the dissolution of the municipality of Gemert, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994
CDA 9 6th 7th 7th
Dorpspartij - 2 2 4th
PvdA 1 3 2 3
Gemert Aktief a - - - 2
D66 1 1 1 1
Werkgroep Gemeentepolitiek 3 2 2 -
Lijst Handel 1 1 2 -
Gemerts concern 2 1 1 -
VVD - 1 0 -
total 17th 17th 17th 17th
Remarks
a Gemert Aktief emerged from the merger of Gemerts Belang and Lijst Handel .
bThe Dorpspartij ran as Lijst van den Boom in 1986 .

Sons and daughters of the place

Web links

Commons : Gemert  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , October 26, 2018, accessed on January 13, 2019 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Results of the local elections , accessed on January 13, 2019 (Dutch)