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Nederweert (; li, Ni-jwieërt ) is a municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands with a population of as of and has an area of of which is water.
Nederweert lies at the intersection of three channels: the Zuid-Willemsvaart, the Noordervaart and the
Before the 14th century Nederweert was part of the municipality of Weert. The first reference which speaks of Nederweert as independent was in 1419.
Nederweert has been under rule of the ''Graven van Horn'' (the dukes of Horn) until 1701. Later in 1715 it became part of the southern states of the Netherlands.
In 1785 it was annexed by the French. During this era it was part of the Belgian 
File:Bi-j Siem Nederweert.jpg, Restaurant Bi-J Siem, built in 1659
File:Voormalige pastorie Nederweert voorgevel.jpg, Front of the former rectory in Nederweert
File:Sluis15 ZuidWillemsvaart.jpg, Sluis 15 in de Zuid-Willemsvaart
File:De Banen Nederweert.jpg, "De Banen", a lake in the nature area "''Sarsven en De Banen''", near Nederweert
Official website
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Wessem-Nederweert Canal
Wessem-Nederweert Canal is a canal connecting the Zuid-Willemsvaart at Nederweert to the Meuse near Wessem. Here it meets the wide Juliana Canal that connects to Maastricht.
Characteristics
Dimensions
The Wessem-Nederweert Canal is 17 ...
. In the 19th century these channels provided transport routes to export peat that was harvested from the Peel
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. These channels connect Nederweert to Maastricht and 's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
.
History
Nederweert was originally called 'Merefelt' which means 'amongst the lakes', though it was later named ''Weert van den nedersten eynde''. A 'Weert' in old Dutch means a high place in the landscape. This latter name later changed into Nederweert as it is called today.
Before the 14th century Nederweert was part of the municipality of Weert. The first reference which speaks of Nederweert as independent was in 1419.
Nederweert has been under rule of the ''Graven van Horn'' (the dukes of Horn) until 1701. Later in 1715 it became part of the southern states of the Netherlands.
In 1785 it was annexed by the French. During this era it was part of the Belgian departement
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
of the Nedermaas.
Monuments
The most prominent monument of Nederweert is the ''Sint-Lambertus Kerk''. It is a Brabantine Gothic-style church that was built in 1467.Population centres
Notable people
*Margriet Tindemans
Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music.
The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violi ...
(1951 in Nederweert – 2014) a musician, specializing in medieval music
* Marie Kessels
Marie Kessels (born Nederweert, 11 December 1954) is a Dutch poet and prose writer. She received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2009 for ''Ruw''.
In 1999, she received the Multatuli Prize.
ReferencesProfileat the Digital library for Dutch ...
(born 1954 in Nederweert) a Dutch poet and prose writer
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References
External links
*Official website
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