- Weert
"This is about the city in the Netherlands. For other uses, see
Weert (disambiguation) ."Infobox Settlement
official_name = Weert
mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Limburg
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 105.44
area_land_km2 = 104.66
area_water_km2 = 0.79
population_as_of =1 January ,2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 48479
population_density_km2 = 463
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2Weert (Pronunciation|169 Weert.ogg) is a
municipality and acity in the southeasternNetherlands with 48,558 inhabitants. It lies on theEindhoven -Maastricht railway line, and is also astride theZuid Willemsvaart canal.Population centres
*
Altweerterheide
*Leuken
*Laar
*Stramproy
*Swartbroek
*Tungelroy
* WeertThe city of Weert
Weert received city rights in
1414 .Natives of Weert
*
Jan Dibbets (born 1941), conceptual artist
*Ton van Loon (born 1956), military commander
*Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 1968), equestrian
*Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), tennis player
*Elbekay Bouchiba (born 1978), footballer
*Bjorn Hoeben (born 1980), cyclist
*Olivier Tielemans (born 1984), race car driver
*Pieter Custers (born 1984), archer
*Steef Nieuwendaal (born 1986), footballerExternal links
* [http://www.weert.nl Official website]
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