Blerick (; li, Bliërik ; ) is a city district of the

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municipality of

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

. It lies on the west bank of the

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and its origin goes back to the Roman era as a military stronghold and settlement en route from Mosa Trajectum (

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

) to Noviomagus (

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

). Blerick can be found on the

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as Blariacum. Up to the second world war Blerick formed together with

Baarlo Baarlo (; li, Baolder ) is a village in the southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, about 6 km southwest of Venlo. Name and symbols The oldest mention of the name Baarlo is from 1219. The old ...

and

Maasbree Maasbree (; li, Bree) is a former municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands. Until 1818, the municipality was just called ''Bree'' in Dutch too. Population centres * Baarlo *Maasbree History In the Middle Ages Maasbree and Baarlo ...

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 city district was 7.27 km², and contained 10866 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

Transportation

Blerick railway station Blerick is a railway station located in Blerick, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1868 and is located on the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva Arriv ...

References

Boroughs of Venlo Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) {{LimburgNL-geo-stub