Blerick
Appearance
Blerick (51°22′N 6°9′E / 51.367°N 6.150°E) is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies on the west bank of the Meuse and it's origin goes back to the Roman era as a militairy stronghold and settlement on route from Mosa Trajectum (Maastricht) to Novia Magnus (Nijmegen). Blerick can be found on the Peutinger Chart 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 town was 7.27 km2, and contained 10866 residences.[1]