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This is about the city in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Weert (disambiguation).
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
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| Province | Limburg | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 105.44 km² (40.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 104.66 km² (40.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0.79 km² (0.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 48,479 | ||
| - Density | 463/km² (1,199.2/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Weert (pronunciation ) 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.
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Population centres
The city of Weert
Weert received 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
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