Echt, Netherlands
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Echt
Ech (in Limburgish) | |
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City | |
![The Sint-Landricuskerk [nl]](/wiki/File:Echtlandricuskerk.jpg) | |
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  Echt Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′N 5°53′E / 51.100°N 5.883°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | _Flag.png){kind=small} Limburg |
| Municipality |  Echt-Susteren |
| Area (2006) | |
| • Total | 75.13 km2 (29.01 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008) | |
| • Total | 7,757 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Echt (Limburgish: Ech) is a city in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It was a municipality itself until it merged with the municipality of Susteren on January 1, 2003.
The municipality of Echt had about 19300 inhabitants and an area of about 75,13 square km.
Sights
Transportation
- Echt is near the A2 and A73 highways.
- Echt railway station is served by NS: Dutch Railways (Dutch: Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
- Echt has its own quay on the Juliana Canal.
See also
External links
Media related to Echt, Limburg at Wikimedia Commons