Nederweert
title: "Nederweert" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["nederweert", "municipalities-of-limburg-(netherlands)", "populated-places-in-limburg-(netherlands)"] topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederweert" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nederweert |
| native_name | li |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Lambertuskerk Nederweert.jpg |
| image_caption | Saint Lambert church in Nederweert |
| image_flag | Nederweert flag.svg |
| flag_size | 100x67px |
| image_shield | Nederweert wapen.svg |
| shield_size | 100x80px |
| image_map | Map - NL - Municipality code 0946 (2009).svg |
| map_alt | Highlighted position of Nederweert in a municipal map of Limburg |
| map_caption | Location in Limburg |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Netherlands |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Limburg |
| government_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | http://www.nederweert.nl/internet/collegeleden-periode-2010-2014_278/ |
| title | Collegeleden |
| trans-title | Members of the board |
| language | Dutch |
| publisher | Gemeente Nederweert |
| accessdate | 13 November 2013 |
| url-status | dead |
| archiveurl | https://web.archive.org/web/20131113191159/http://www.nederweert.nl/internet/collegeleden-periode-2010-2014_278/ |
| archivedate | 13 November 2013 |
| governing_body | Municipal council |
| leader_party | PvdA |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | B.M.T.J. (Birgit) Op de Laak |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_water_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |
| title | Postcodetool for 6031VR |
| language | Dutch |
| author | |
| work | Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |
| publisher | Het Waterschapshuis |
| accessdate | 13 November 2013 |
| archive-date | 7 January 2019 |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20190107082041/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |
| url-status | dead |
| elevation_m | 33 |
| elevation_max_footnotes | tags -- |
| elevation_min_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_density_km2 | |
| population_demonym | Nederweerter |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postcode |
| postal_code | 6030–6035, 6090–6092 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 0495 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Nederweert
| native_name = li
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Lambertuskerk Nederweert.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Saint Lambert church in Nederweert
| image_flag = Nederweert flag.svg
| flag_size = 100x67px
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| image_shield = Nederweert wapen.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0946 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Nederweert in a municipal map of Limburg
| map_caption = Location in Limburg
| coordinates =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Limburg
| government_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.nederweert.nl/internet/collegeleden-periode-2010-2014_278/
|title = Collegeleden
|trans-title = Members of the board
|language = Dutch
|publisher = Gemeente Nederweert
|accessdate = 13 November 2013
|url-status = dead
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|archivedate = 13 November 2013
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = PvdA
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = B.M.T.J. (Birgit) Op de Laak
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_demonym = Nederweerter
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 6030–6035, 6090–6092
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0495
| website =
| footnotes =
Nederweert (; ) is a municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands with a population of as of and has an area of {{Dutch municipality total area|Nederweert}} km2 of which {{Dutch municipality water area|Nederweert}} km2 is water.
Nederweert lies at the intersection of three channels: the Zuid-Willemsvaart, the Noordervaart and the Wessem-Nederweert Canal. In the 19th century these channels provided transport routes to export peat that was harvested from the Peel. These channels connect Nederweert to Maastricht and 's-Hertogenbosch.
History
Nederweert was originally called 'Merefelt' which means 'amongst the lakes', though it was later named Weert van den nedersten eynde. A 'Weert' in old Dutch means a high place in the landscape. This latter name later changed into Nederweert as it is called today. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Overzicht_zuidgevel_met_kerktoren_-Nederweert-20369142-_RCE.jpg" caption="Sint Lambertuskerk"] ::
Before the 14th century Nederweert was part of the municipality of Weert. The first reference which speaks of Nederweert as independent was in 1419.
Nederweert has been under rule of the Graven van Horn (the dukes of Horn) until 1701. Later in 1715 it became part of the southern states of the Netherlands.
In 1785 it was annexed by the French. During this era it was part of the Belgian departement of the Nedermaas. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Gem-Nederweert-OpenTopo.jpg" caption="''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Nederweert, June 2015''"] ::
Monuments
The most prominent monument of Nederweert is the Sint-Lambertus Kerk. It is a Brabantine Gothic-style church that was built in 1467.
Population centres
Notable people
- Margriet Tindemans (1951 in Nederweert – 2014) a musician, specializing in medieval music
- Marie Kessels (born 1954 in Nederweert) a Dutch poet and prose writer
Gallery
File:Bi-j Siem Nederweert.jpg|Restaurant Bi-J Siem, built in 1659 File:Voormalige pastorie Nederweert voorgevel.jpg|Front of the former rectory in Nederweert File:Sluis15 ZuidWillemsvaart.jpg|Sluis 15 in de Zuid-Willemsvaart File:De Banen Nederweert.jpg|"De Banen", a lake in the nature area "Sarsven en De Banen", near Nederweert
References
References
- {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
- {{Dutch municipality population. dataref
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