Weert
Weert Wieërt | |||
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Municipality | |||
 Saint Martin church in Weert | |||
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 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] (
listen); 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:
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
References
^ "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}
^ "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. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
^ 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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