Weert




This article is about the municipality in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Weert (disambiguation).

Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands












































































Weert


Wieërt

Municipality

Saint Martin church in Weert
Saint Martin church in Weert





Flag of Weert
Flag
Coat of arms of Weert
Coat of arms

Highlighted position of Weert in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg

Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°E / 51.250; 5.700Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°E / 51.250; 5.700
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
(August 2017)[4]

 • Total 49,651
 • Density 475/km2 (1,230/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Weertenaar, Weerter
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6000–6006, 6039
Area code 0495
Website www.weert.nl



Dutch Topographic map of Weert, July 2013


Weert (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋeːrt] (About this soundlisten); Limburgish: Wieërt, local pronunciation: [βiəʀt]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. Weert had a population of 51.000 in 2017. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.




Contents






  • 1 Population centres


  • 2 The city of Weert


  • 3 Demographics


    • 3.1 Languages




  • 4 Transport


  • 5 Notable residents


  • 6 Sister cities


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





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.


Weert is known for its huge indoor shoppingcenter called 'De Munt', one of the largest in the south of the Netherlands. The inner city has a lot of squares with cosy restaurants and terraces. Almost all famous shopping brands are located in the city of Weert.


Furthermore, Weert is known for its large indoor and outdoor swimmingpool 'De Ijzerenman', with slides, 5 swimmingpools and a lake.



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:



  • Belgium Sint-Truiden, Belgium


References





  1. ^ "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. Retrieved 4 December 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.


  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6001GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


  5. ^ 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 (in Dutch)













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