Weert
This article is about the municipality in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Weert (disambiguation).
| Weert Wieërt | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Saint Martin church in Weert | |||
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.svg.png) Location in Limburg | |||
| Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°ECoordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Jos Heijmans (D66) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 105.52 km2 (40.74 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 104.52 km2 (40.36 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 35 m (115 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 48,825 | ||
| • Density | 467/km2 (1,210/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Weertenaar, Weerter | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6000–6006, 6039 | ||
| Area code | 0495 | ||
| Website |
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Dutch Topographic map of Weert, July 2013
Weert (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋeːrt]; Limburgish: Wieërt, local pronunciation: [βiəʀt]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. Weert had a population of 48,825 in 2014. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.
Population centres
- Altweerterheide
- Boshoven
- Leuken
- Laar
- Stramproy
- Swartbroek
- Tungelroy
- Groenewoud
- Biest
- [Molenakker
- Laarveld
- Moesel
- Weert
The city of Weert
Weert received city rights in 1414.
Demographics
Languages
- Dutch in Weert is often spoken with a distinctive Limburgish accent, which should not be confused with the Limburgish language.
- Limburgish (or Limburgian) is the overlapping term of the tonal dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. The Weert dialect is only one of many variants of Limburgish.[5]
Transport
Railway station: Weert
Notable residents
- Frans Weekers (born 1967), Dutch Politician
- Jan Dibbets (born 1941), conceptual artist
- Ton van Loon (born 1956), military commander
- Lucas Hüsgen (born 1960), writer
- Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 1968), equestrian
- Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), tennis player
- Elbekay Bouchiba (born 1978), footballer
- Frank van Kouwen (born 1980), footballer
- Bjorn Hoeben (born 1980), cyclist
- Olivier Tielemans (born 1984), race car driver
- Pieter Custers (born 1984), archer
- Steef Nieuwendaal (born 1986), footballer
Sister cities
Weert is twinned with the following cities:
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Sint-Truiden, Belgium
References
- ↑ "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6001GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Heijmans, Linda; Gussenhoven, Carlos (1998), "The Dutch dialect of Weert" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 28: 107, doi:10.1017/S0025100300006307
External links
Media related to Weert at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (Dutch)
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Leudal | ||
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| Bocholt (BE-VLI) | Kinrooi (BE-VLI) |
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