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(Top) 1 Population centres 2 The city of Weert 3 Demographics 3.1 Languages 4 Transport 5 Notable residents 6 Sister cities 7 References 8 External links

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Weert Wieërt
Municipality
Saint Martin church in Weert
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government ^[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jos Heijmans (D66)
Area ^[2]
• Total	105.54 km² (40.75 sq mi)
• Land	104.32 km² (40.28 sq mi)
• Water	1.22 km² (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation ^[3]	35 m (115 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[4]
• Total	50,011
• Density	479/km² (1,240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Weertenaar, Weerter
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6000–6006, 6039
Area code	0495
Website	www.weert.nl

Weert (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋeːrt] ^ⓘ; Limburgish: Wieërt, local pronunciation: [βiəʀt]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. Weert had a population of 50,011 in 2021. 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.

Demographics

Languages

Dutch in Weert is often spoken with a distinctive Limburgish accent, which should not be confused with the Limburgish language.
Limburgish (orLimburgian) is the overlapping term of the tonal dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. The Weert dialect is only one of many variants of Limburgish.^[5]

Transport

Railway station: Weert

Notable residents

Frans Weekers (born 1967), Dutch Politician
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

References

^ "A.A.M.M. (Jos) Heijmans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. Retrieved 4 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

^ "Postcodetool for 6001GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

^ Heijmans, Linda; Gussenhoven, Carlos (1998), "The Dutch dialect of Weert" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 28: 107, doi:10.1017/S0025100300006307