Weert (; li, Wieërt ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and

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in the southeastern

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located in the western part of the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

of Limburg. It lies on the

Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,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 ...

railway line, and is also astride the

Zuid-Willemsvaart The Zuid-Willemsvaart (; translated: ''South William's Canal'') is a canal in the south of the Netherlands and the east of Belgium. Route The Zuid-Willemsvaart is a canal in the provinces Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg (Belgium) and North Br ...

canal.

Population centres

The city of Weert

Weert received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1414. Weert is known for its indoor shopping centre called "De Munt," one of the largest in the south of the Netherlands. The inner city has many squares with cosy restaurants and terraces. Many well-known shopping brands are located in the city of Weert. Furthermore, Weert is known for its large indoor and outdoor swimming complex known as "De IJzerenman," which includes slides, 5 swimming pools, and a lake.

Demographics

Languages

* Dutch in Weert is often spoken with a distinctive Limburgish accent, which should not be confused with the Limburgish language. *

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...

(or ''Limburgian'') is the overlapping term of dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. The

Weert dialect Weert dialect or Weert Limburgish (natively , Standard Dutch: ) is the city dialect and variant of Limburgish spoken in the Dutch city of Weert alongside Standard language. All of its speakers are bilingual with standard Dutch. There are two va ...

is only one of many variants of Limburgish.

Transport

Railway station: Weert

Notable residents

Willem van Heythuysen Willem van Heythuysen (1590s – 1650), was a Dutch cloth merchant and hofje founder in Haarlem and Weert. He is best known today for his portraits by Frans Hals, though he is remembered locally for his ''Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen'' borde ...

(1590s – 1650), cloth merchant *

Jan van der Croon Jan van der Croon (c. 1600 – 6 November 1665), also called ''Jan della Croon'', ''Johann de la Corona'', or ''von der Cron'', was a Dutch professional soldier and military commander in Spanish and Imperial service who reached the rank of lieutena ...

(1600 – 1665), soldier and military commander *

Jan Dibbets Jan Dibbets (born 9 May 1941, in Weert) is an Amsterdam-based Dutch conceptual artist. His work is influenced by mathematics and works mainly with photography. Life and career In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he started as an art teacher at the ...

(born 1941), conceptual artist *

Jan Koenderink Jan Johan Koenderink (born 10 February 1943, Stramproy) is a Dutch physicist and psychologist known for his researches on visual perception, computer vision, and geometry. Koenderink earned a bachelor's degree from Utrecht University in 1964, a m ...

(born 1943) physicist and psychologist *

Ton van Loon Ton van Loon (born October 10, 1956 in Weert) is a commander from the Netherlands. He is a Lieutenant General employed by NATO who took control of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Regional Command South (RC-S) on November 1, 2 ...

(born 1956), military commander * Lucas Hüsgen (born 1960), writer Dutch Wiki, Lucas Hüsgen *

Frans Weekers Frans Hubertus Henricus Weekers (born 17 October 1967) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and lawyer. Early life and education Weekers was born in Weert, in the province Limburg. His father was an accou ...

(born 1967), Dutch Politician *

Jeroen Lenaers Jeroen Lenaers (born 29 April 1984) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, part of the European People's Party. Lenaers previously worked as a po ...

(born 1984) Dutch politician and

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

* Kelly Weekers (born 1989)

Miss Nederland Miss Nederland is a national Beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History Former pageant From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam fo ...

2011

Sport

Fons Steuten Alfons "Fons" Steuten (; 23 February 1938 – 22 September 1991) was a Dutch cyclist. He won the 1976 Rás Tailteann. Biography Steuten was born in Weert, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_c ...

(1938–1991), cyclist *

Gonnelien Rothenberger Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 5 June 1969 in Weert, Limburg) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who was born as Gonneke Antoinette Arnolda Johanna Adriana Robertine Gordijn. She is married to German equestrian Sven Rothenberger, with whom she ...

(born 1968), equestrian *

Sjeng Schalken Sjeng Schalken (; born 8 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Playing style A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his ...

(born 1976), tennis player *

Manoe Meulen Manoe Mathilda Catharina Maria Meulen (born 11 September 1978) is a retired Dutch football defender. After making her national team debut in April 2003, she represented the senior Netherlands women's national football team on 55 occasions, scorin ...

(born 1978), footballer *

Elbekay Bouchiba Elbekay Bouchiba (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent who last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Club career Bouchiba is a midfielder who was born in Weert who began his career in the youth ranks of Wi ...

(born 1978), footballer *

Frank van Kouwen Frank van Kouwen (born 2 July 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Willem II, Roda JC, VVV-Venlo, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap and De Treffers. Career Van Kouwen was born in W ...

(born 1980), footballer * Bjorn Hoeben (born 1980), cyclist *

Olivier Tielemans Olivier Tielemans (born June 1, 1984 in Weert) is a Dutch race car driver. His career started back in 1991 when he came 4th in the Dutch Kart Championship. Between 1995 and 1997 he raced in the Belgian Kart Championship and became Rookie of The Y ...

(born 1984), race car driver *

Pieter Custers Pieter Johan Jozef Maria Custers (born 13 March 1984 in Weert) is an athlete from the Netherlands, who competes in archery. He was a member of the Dutch junior archery team, that won the European championship in 2001. Competing on the senior team, ...

(born 1984), archer *

Steef Nieuwendaal Steef Nieuwendaal (, born 29 January 1986) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for OJC Rosmalen in the Dutch Derde Divisie. Career Nieuwendaal is a midfielder who was born in Weert and made his debut in professional football, being part ...

(born 1986), footballer *

Lisa Scheenaard Lisa Scheenaard (born 5 September 1988) is a Dutch Rowing (sport), rower. Rowing She won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls, double sculls event together with Roos de ...

(born 1988), rower

Sister cities

Weert is twinned with the following cities:

Gallery

File:Toren Martinuskerk - Weert (29022792687).jpg, Toren Martinuskerk - Weert File:Roeivereniging Weert skiff stadsbrug.jpg, Roeivereniging Weert skiff stadsbrug File:Weert-emmasingel-186028.jpg, Weert-emmasingel

References

External links

* * Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) {{LimburgNL-geo-stub