museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
19 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Gemert
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Gemert
Gemert works well as a base: 10 minutes from Donk, 57km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Gemert is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Donk, about 5 km away.
Gemert is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.
Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel.
From the 13th century until 1807 Gemert was owned by the knights of the Teutonic Order and had independence from the Netherlands, choseRead more
to remain neutral throughout many wars and conflicts over the centuries.
The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Gemert?
Within an hour or so of Gemert: DAF Museum (19 km), Toverland (27 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (30 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Gemert?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Gemert?
Gemert is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 5 km from Donk.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,995
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.5558, 5.6903
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Worth the detour from Gemert
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
27 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
45 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Hoge Veluwe National Park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
57 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Posbank
Rolling heathland hills of Veluwezoom National Park reached by a scenic drive up the Beekhuizenseweg, in late August the moors turn purple, and misty sunrises here are the most photographed in the Netherlands.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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