Weert

Weert (Wieërt, local pronunciation: ) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. Weert had a population of 0 in. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.

Population centres

 * Altweerterheide
 * Boshoven
 * Leuken
 * Laar
 * Stramproy
 * Swartbroek
 * Tungelroy
 * Groenewoud
 * Biest
 * Molenakker
 * Laarveld
 * Moesel
 * Weert

The city of Weert
Weert received city rights in 1414.

Transport
Railway station: Weert

Notable residents

 * Frans Weekers (born 1967), Dutch Politician
 * Jan Dibbets (born 1941), conceptual artist
 * Ton van Loon (born 1956), military commander
 * Lucas Hüsgen (born 1960), writer
 * Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 1968), equestrian
 * Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), tennis player
 * Elbekay Bouchiba (born 1978), footballer
 * Frank van Kouwen (born 1980), footballer
 * Bjorn Hoeben (born 1980), cyclist
 * Olivier Tielemans (born 1984), race car driver
 * Pieter Custers (born 1984), archer
 * Steef Nieuwendaal (born 1986), footballer

Sister cities
Weert is twinned with the following cities:


 * 🇧🇪 Sint-Truiden, Belgium
 * Hangzhou, China.