Nederweert (; ) is a

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and a

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in southeastern

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with a population of as of and has an area of of which is water. Nederweert lies at the intersection of three channels: the

Zuid-Willemsvaart The Zuid-Willemsvaart (; translated: ''South William's Canal'') is a canal in the south of the Netherlands and the east of Belgium. Route The Zuid-Willemsvaart is a canal in the provinces Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg (Belgium), and North B ...

, the Noordervaart and the

Wessem-Nederweert Canal Wessem-Nederweert Canal is a canal connecting the Zuid-Willemsvaart at Nederweert to the Meuse near Wessem. Here it meets the wide Juliana Canal that connects to Maastricht. Characteristics Dimensions The Wessem-Nederweert Canal is 17 ...

. In the 19th century these channels provided transport routes to export

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that was harvested from the

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. These channels connect Nederweert to

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and

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History

Nederweert was originally called 'Merefelt' which means 'amongst the lakes', though it was later named ''Weert van den nedersten eynde''. A 'Weert' in old Dutch means a high place in the landscape. This latter name later changed into Nederweert as it is called today. Overzicht zuidgevel met kerktoren - Nederweert - 20369142 - RCE

Overzicht zuidgevel met kerktoren - Nederweert - 20369142 - RCE

Before the 14th century Nederweert was part of the

of Weert. The first reference which speaks of Nederweert as independent was in 1419. Nederweert has been under rule of the ''Graven van Horn'' (the dukes of Horn) until 1701. Later in 1715 it became part of the southern states of the Netherlands. In 1785 it was annexed by the French. During this era it was part of the Belgian

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of the Nedermaas. Gem-Nederweert-OpenTopo

Monuments

The most prominent monument of Nederweert is the ''Sint-Lambertus Kerk''. It is a

Brabantine Gothic Brabantine Gothic, occasionally called Brabantian Gothic, is a significant variant of Gothic architecture that is typical for the Low Countries. It surfaced in the first half of the 14th century at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in the city of Mechele ...

-style church that was built in 1467.

Population centres

Notable people

Margriet Tindemans Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music. The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violi ...

(1951 in Nederweert – 2014) a musician, specializing in medieval music *

Marie Kessels Marie Kessels (born Nederweert, 11 December 1954) is a Dutch poet and prose writer. She received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 2009 for ''Ruw''. In 1999, she received the Multatuli Prize. Works Kessels' novels are published by De Bezige ...

(born 1954 in Nederweert) a Dutch poet and prose writer

Gallery

File:Bi-j Siem Nederweert.jpg, Restaurant Bi-J Siem, built in 1659 File:Voormalige pastorie Nederweert voorgevel.jpg, Front of the former rectory in Nederweert File:Sluis15 ZuidWillemsvaart.jpg, Sluis 15 in de Zuid-Willemsvaart File:De Banen Nederweert.jpg, "De Banen", a lake in the nature area "''Sarsven en De Banen''", near Nederweert

References

External links

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Official website
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