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Natuurgebied Landgoed De Sijp | Elsendorp

De Sijp estate was reclaimed in 1895 and is now partly natural area and partly in agricultural use.

Oude Handwijzer

An old hand sign already stood here at an intersection of five dirt roads. Three roads are still...

Molen Laurentia

There are several indications that the mill used to be a polder mill in Bleskensgraaf. In 1965, t...

Parochiehuis | Bakel

This beautiful building, from 1938, was especially intended for meetings concerning the parish of...

De voormalige hoeve Hazeldonk

The Hazeldonk is a vanished medieval farmstead surrounded by a moat.

School Katholieke Lagere Meisjesschool | Bakel

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

Keske Kruiseind | Gemert

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

Leengoed Espendonck | Gemert

Originally the medieval walled fief Espendonck.

Kapel Esdonks Kapelleke | Gemert

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

Paal op De Sijp | Gemert

De lindeboom van de Vogelzang in Gemert

The lime tree is the last remnant of the medieval Hoeve Vogelsanck.

Boerenbondsmuseum Gemert

Voted the best (family) outing in Brabant several times, this living open-air museum in Gemert of...

Archeologische opgraving Watermolen in Gemert

Excavation of a medieval water mill on the small river Rips. Water mills were rare in the Peel; y...

Kerk Onze Lieve Vrouw van Handel | Handel

This chapel from 1220 is the oldest Marian pilgrimage site in Brabant and forms a complex togethe...

Boerderij 'de Rips'

This building is the oldest farm in de Rips. It was originally a sheep farm. One of the many larg...

Postkantoor 1923 annex Dorpswinkel

From 1923 the Post Office cum Village Store-Supermarket has been here and has been in family owne...

Mysteries van Gemert (deel 2)

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

Boerderij: D'n Traonpot, wevershuis anno 1752, Gemert

Weavers were common in Gemert and home weaving had long been known there too. This old home weavi...

Helling in de Haveltweg | Handel

If you look from west to east across the Haveltweg you will see a slope in the road. The differen...

Boerenbondgebouw (voormalig)

former farmers' union warehouse from which agricultural items were sold.

Boerderij: De Fuik, Handel

Long-gabled 1930s farmhouse standing on the spur of the crescent dune.

Grenspaal: Stippelberg Paal

One of the boundary poles marking the, often disputed, boundary between the former municipalities...

Natuurgebied Beestenveld | De Rips

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

Boerderij De Blauwe Kei Gemert

De Blauwe Kei is a national monument built in 1734 as a farm with an inn.