Weert (; ) is a

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and

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in the southeastern

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located in the western part of the

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of Limburg. It lies on the

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

–

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railway line, the A2 motorway and it is also astride 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 ...

canal.

Population centres

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 Limburgish ( or ; ; also Limburgian, Limburgic or Limburgan) refers to a group of South Low Franconian Variety (linguistics), varieties spoken in Belgium and the Netherlands, characterized by their distance to, and limited participation ...

(or ''Limburgian'') is the overlapping term of dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. The

Weert dialect Weert dialect or Weert Limburgish (natively , Dutch language, Standard Dutch: ) is the dialect, city dialect and variant of Limburgish language, Limburgish spoken in the Netherlands, Dutch city of Weert alongside Dutch language, Standard Dutch. ...

is only one of many variants of Limburgish.

Transport

Railway station:

Weert Weert (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maas ...

Notable residents

Willem van Heythuysen Willem van Heythuysen (1590s – 1650), was a Dutch cloth merchant and hofje founder in Haarlem and Weert. He is best known today for his portraits by Frans Hals, though he is remembered locally for his ''Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen'' borderi ...

(1590s – 1650), cloth merchant *

Jan van der Croon Jan van der Croon ( 1600 – 6 November 1665), also called ''Jan della Croon'', ''Johann de la Corona'', or ''von der Cron'', was a Dutch professional soldier and military commander in Spanish and Imperial service who reached the rank of lieutenant ...

(1600 – 1665), soldier and military commander * Jan Dibbets (born 1941), conceptual artist * Jan Koenderink (born 1943) physicist and psychologist * Ton van Loon (born 1956), military commander * Lucas Hüsgen (born 1960), writer Dutch Wiki, Lucas Hüsgen * Frans Weekers (born 1967), Dutch Politician * Jeroen Lenaers (born 1984) Dutch politician and

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

* Kelly Weekers (born 1989)

Miss Nederland The Miss Nederland is a national beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929 in Amsterdam. History Former pageant From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam for the first time called "Miss ...

2011

Sport

* Fons Steuten (1938–1991), cyclist * Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 1968), equestrian *

Sjeng Schalken Sjeng Schalken (; born 8 September 1976) is a coach and a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Playing style A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both ...

(born 1976), tennis player * Manoe Meulen (born 1978), footballer * 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 * Lisa Scheenaard (born 1988), rower

Sister cities

Weert is twinned with the following cities:

Gallery

File:Toren Martinuskerk - Weert (29022792687).jpg, Toren Martinuskerk - Weert File:Roeivereniging Weert skiff stadsbrug.jpg, Roeivereniging Weert skiff stadsbrug File:Weert-emmasingel-186028.jpg, Weert-emmasingel

References

External links

* * Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) {{LimburgNL-geo-stub