Weert

Weert
Weert Wieërt
	Municipality
	Saint Martin church in Weert
Flag	Coat of arms
	Location in Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jos Heijmans (D66)
Area
• Total	105.52 km2 (40.74 sq mi)
• Land	104.52 km2 (40.36 sq mi)
• Water	1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)

Main	Births etc

2013-Weert — Dutch Topographic map of Weert, July 2013

Weert (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪːrt] ( listen); Limburgish: Wieërt, local pronunciation: [β̞iə̯ʀ̝̊t]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. Weert had a population of 48,612 in 2013. 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.

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
Hangzhou, China.

References[]

^ "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. http://www.weert.nl/AAMM-%28Jos%29-Heijmans.html. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten [Key figures for neighbourhoods]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 2 July 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^ "Postcodetool for 6001GJ" (in Dutch). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 24 June 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=101-619,621,624-632&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

External links[]

Media related to Weert at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (Dutch)

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[mayor_now-1] "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. http://www.weert.nl/AAMM-%28Jos%29-Heijmans.html. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten [Key figures for neighbourhoods]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 2 July 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 6001GJ" (in Dutch). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 24 June 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=101-619,621,624-632&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

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	Nederweert
Cranendonck (NB)		Leudal
	Weert

Bocholt (BE-VLI)	Kinrooi (BE-VLI)