Blerick (; ; ) is a city district of the
Dutch municipality of
Venlo
Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), ...
. It lies on the west bank of the
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .
History
From 1301, the upper ...
and its origin goes back to the Roman era as a military stronghold and settlement en route from Mosa Trajectum (
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...
) to Noviomagus (
Nijmegen). Blerick can be found on the
Peutinger Table
' (Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also known as Peutinger's Tabula, Peutinger tables James Strong and John McClintock (1880)"Eleutheropolis" In: ''The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature''. NY: Haper and Brothers ...
as Blariacum. Up to the second world war Blerick formed together with
Baarlo and
Maasbree one municipality. Under German rule Blerick became part of the municipality of Venlo.
In 2001, Blerick had 25875 inhabitants. The built-up area of the city district was 7.27 km
2, and contained 10866 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.]
Transportation
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Blerick railway station
References
Boroughs of Venlo
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
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