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''This is about the city in the Netherlands. For other uses, see [[Weert (disambiguation)]].''
{{Infobox Settlement
|official_name = Weert
|image_map = LocatieWeert.png
|mapsize = 280px
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]]
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
|area_footnotes = (2006)
|area_total_km2 = 105.44
|area_land_km2 = 104.66
|area_water_km2 = 0.79
|population_as_of = [[1 January]], [[2007]]
|population_note = Source: [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]], [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline].
|settlement_type = Municipality
|population_total = 48479
|population_density_km2 = 463
|timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset = +1
|timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +2
}}
'''Weert''' ({{Pronunciation|169 Weert.ogg}}) is a [[municipality]] and a [[city]] in the southeastern [[Netherlands]] with 48,558 inhabitants. It lies on the [[Eindhoven]] - [[Maastricht]] railway line, and is also astride the [[Zuid Willemsvaart]] canal.
== Population centres ==
* [[Altweerterheide]]
* [[Leuken]]
* [[Laar]]
* [[Stramproy]]
* [[Swartbroek]]
* [[Tungelroy]]
* Weert
== The city of Weert ==
Weert received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in [[1414]].
== Natives of Weert ==
*[[Jan Dibbets]] (born 1941), conceptual artist
*[[Ton van Loon]] (born 1956), military commander
*[[Gonnelien Rothenberger]] (born 1968), equestrian
*[[Sjeng Schalken]] (born 1976), tennis player
*[[Elbekay Bouchiba]] (born 1978), footballer
*[[Bjorn Hoeben ]] (born 1980), cyclist
*[[Olivier Tielemans]] (born 1984), race car driver
*[[Pieter Custers ]] (born 1984), archer
*[[Steef Nieuwendaal]] (born 1986), footballer
==External links==
*[http://www.weert.nl Official website]
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[[Category:Municipalities of Dutch Limburg]]
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