Weert Wieërt | |
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Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jos Heijmans (D66) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.54 km2 (40.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 104.32 km2 (40.28 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 49,842 |
| • Density | 478/km2 (1,240/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 |
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Weert (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋeːrt] ; Limburgish: Wieërt, pronounced [βiəʀt]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. 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.
Weert is known for its 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. A lot of well-known 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
- Willem van Heythuysen (1590s – 1650), cloth merchant
- Jan Dibbets (born 1941), conceptual artist
- Jan Koenderink (born 1943) physicist and psychologist
- Ton van Loon (born 1956), military commander
- Lucas Hüsgen (born 1960), writer[6]
- Frans Weekers (born 1967), Dutch Politician
- Jeroen Lenaers (born 1984) Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Kelly Weekers (born 1989) Miss Nederland 2011
Sport
- 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:
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References
- ^ "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "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. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Heijmans, Linda; Gussenhoven, Carlos (1998), "The Dutch dialect of Weert" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 28: 107, doi:10.1017/S0025100300006307
- ^ Dutch Wiki, Lucas Hüsgen
External links
Media related to Weert at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Dutch)
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