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| subdivision_name1      = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
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  |url = https://gemeenteraad.weert.nl/Organisatie/mr.-r.j.h.-raymond-vlecken-cbm-0495-575000
  |title = mr. R.J.H. (Raymond) Vlecken
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| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
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'''Railway station''': [[Weert railway station|Weert]]
'''Railway station''': [[Weert railway station|Weert]]


==Notable residents==
==Notable people==
* [[Willem van Heythuysen]] (1590s – 1650), cloth merchant
* [[Willem van Heythuysen]] (1590s – 1650), cloth merchant
* [[Jan van der Croon]] (1600 – 1665), soldier and military commander
* [[Jan van der Croon]] (1600 – 1665), soldier and military commander
* [[Dionys Verburg]] (1655 – 1722), painter
* [[Jan Dibbets]] (born 1941), conceptual artist
* [[Jan Dibbets]] (born 1941), conceptual artist
* [[Jan Koenderink]] (born 1943) physicist and psychologist
* [[Jan Koenderink]] (born 1943) physicist and psychologist

Latest revision as of 10:16, 26 October 2025

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Dutch Topographic map of Weert, July 2013

Weert (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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, the A2 motorway and it is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.

Population centres

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The city of Weert

Weert received city rights in 1414.

Weert is known for its indoor shopping centre called "De Munt," one of the largest in the south of the Netherlands. The inner city has many squares with cosy restaurants and terraces. Many well-known shopping brands are located in the city of Weert.

Furthermore, Weert is known for its large indoor and outdoor swimming complex known as "De IJzerenman," which includes slides, 5 swimming pools, 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 dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. The Weert dialect is only one of many variants of Limburgish.[1]

Transport

Railway station: Weert

Notable people

Sport

Sister cities

Weert is twinned with the following cities:

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Gallery

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ Dutch Wiki, Lucas Hüsgen
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