Weert

Weert
Wieërt
Saint Martin church in Weert
Saint Martin church in Weert
Highlighted position of Weert in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Weert is located in Netherlands
Weert
Weert
Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°42′E / 51.250°N 5.700°E / 51.250; 5.700
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRaymond Vlecken (CDA)
Area
 • Total
105.54 km2 (40.75 sq mi)
 • Land104.32 km2 (40.28 sq mi)
 • Water1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
50,011
 • Density479/km2 (1,240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Weertenaar, Weerter
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6000–6006, 6039
Area code0495
Websitewww.weert.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Weert, July 2013

Weert (Dutch: [ʋeːrt] ; Limburgish: Wieërt [wiəʀt]) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. It lies on the EindhovenMaastricht railway line, the A2 motorway and it is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.

  1. ^ "mr. R.J.H. (Raymond) Vlecken" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weert. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6001GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.