Weurt is a village in the Dutch province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Beuningen Beuningen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. to the north lies the river Waal (river), Waal Beuningen lies ad ...

, and lies about 0.1 km West of

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

. Weurt was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Beuningen. It was first mentioned in 1148 as Vurdene, and means "land near water". Weurt developed along the

Waal River The Waal (Dutch language, Dutch name, ) is the main distributary branch of the river Rhine flowing approximately through the Netherlands. It is the major waterway connecting the port of Rotterdam to Germany. Before it reaches Rotterdam, it join ...

. In 1840, it was home to 451 people. A large

brickworks A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a clay pit, quar ...

resulted in a population increase. The 1837 church became too small, and was replaced by the St Andrews Church which was completed in 1898. After World War II, the village was extended southwards, and now borders the industrial area of

Gallery

File:Weurt (Beuningen Gld) woonhuis Past.v.d.Marckstraat 11.JPG, House in Weurt File:Weurt (Beuningen Gld) Villa Buitenhof Jonkerstraat 1 met hek.JPG, Villa Buitenhof File:'Femmeke' door Ad Merx, Rozenburg, Weurt 02.jpg, Femmeke by Ad Merx

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Beuningen {{Gelderland-geo-stub