Weert is a village in the municipality of

Bornem Bornem (; old spelling: ''Bornhem'') is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, and Weert, Antwerp, Weer ...

Antwerp Province Antwerp Province (; ; ; ), between 1815 and 1830 known as Central Brabant ( , , ), is the northernmost Provinces of Belgium, province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the North Brabant province of t ...

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. The village used to located on the left bank of the

Scheldt The Scheldt ( ; ; ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of Netherlands, the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old Englis ...

, but the river changed course during the 13th century, and it is now located on the right bank. The village was first mentioned in 1240 when it was sold to the

Saint Bavo's Abbey Saint Bavo's Abbey () is a former abbey in the currently Belgium, Belgian city of Ghent. It was founded in the 7th century by Amandus, Saint Amand, who also founded Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent, near the confluence of the Leie and Scheldt rivers. O ...

in Ghent for cultivation. Around 1320, the area was enclosed by dikes. Weert was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was merged into

Gallery

File:Weert Scheldestraat.JPG, Street view File:Weert Voorderweert5.JPG, View from the dike File:Weert Voorderweert3.JPG, Moor near Weert

References

* Populated places in Antwerp Province Bornem {{Antwerp-geo-stub