Weert

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 = +2

Weert (Pronunciation|169 Weert.ogg) is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands with 48,558 inhabitants. It lies on the Eindhoven - Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid Willemsvaart canal.

Population centres

* Altweerterheide
* Leuken
* Laar
* Stramproy
* Swartbroek
* Tungelroy
* Weert

The 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), footballer

External links

* [http://www.weert.nl Official website]


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