Echt, Netherlands

Echt
Ech (Limburgish)
City
The Sint-Landricuskerk
Flag of Echt
Coat of arms of Echt
Echt is located in Netherlands
Echt
Echt
Location in the Netherlands
Echt is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Echt
Echt
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°06′N 5°53′E / 51.100°N 5.883°E / 51.100; 5.883
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityEcht-Susteren
Area
 • Total12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total7,655
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6101[1]
Dialing code0475

Echt (Dutch: [ɛxt] ; Limburgish: Ech [ˈæx]) is a city in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It was a municipality itself until it merged with the municipality of Susteren on 1 January 2003.

The municipality of Echt had about 19,300 inhabitants and an area of about 75,13 square km.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6101AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.