Weert

Weert Wieërt
Municipality
Saint Martin church in Weert
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°ECoordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jos Heijmans (D66)
Area[2]
• Total	105.52 km^2 (40.74 sq mi)
• Land	104.52 km^2 (40.36 sq mi)
• Water	1.00 km^2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	35 m (115 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	48,825
• Density	467/km^2 (1,210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Weertenaar, Weerter
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	6000–6006, 6039
Area code	0495
Website	www.weert.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Weert, July 2013

Weert (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋeːrt]; Limburgish: Wieërt, local pronunciation: [βiəʀt]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. Weert had a population of 48,825 in 2014. 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.

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

1. "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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 (Dutch)