Weert 118558 221351270 2008-06-24T03:50:23Z DumZiBoT 6085301 robot Adding: [[pl:Weert]] ''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] {{Province NL-Limburg}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Dutch Limburg]] [[Category:Municipalities of Dutch Limburg]] {{LimburgNL-geo-stub}} [[de:Weert]] [[fr:Weert]] [[id:Weert]] [[it:Weert]] [[li:Wieƫrt]] [[nl:Weert (stad)]] [[pl:Weert]] [[ro:Weert]] [[sv:Weert]]