Weert

This is about the city in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Weert (disambiguation).

Weert Wieërt
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Area
• Total	105.44 km2 (40.71 sq mi)
• Land	104.66 km2 (40.41 sq mi)
• Water	0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	48,405
• Density	463/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Weert ( pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Wieërt) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. As of 2010, Weert had a population of 48,405. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.

Population centres

• Altweerterheide
• Boshoven
• Leuken
• Laar
• Stramproy
• Swartbroek
• Tungelroy
• Groenewoud
• Biest
• Molenakker
• Laarveld
• Moesel
• Weert

The city of Weert

Weert received city rights in 1414.

Transportation

Railway station: Weert

Natives of Weert

• Emerencio Beelen (born 14), Friar
• Jan Dibbets (born 1941), conceptual artist
• Ton van Loon (born 1956), military commander
• Lucas Hüsgen (born 1960), writer
• Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 1968), equestrian
• Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), tennis player
• 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

Sister cities

Weert is twinned with the following cities:

• Sint-Truiden, Belgium

External links

• Official website (Dutch)