Casino nederweert

Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands

Nederweert (Dutch:[ˈneːdərˌʋeːrt]^ⓘ; Limburgish: Ni-jwieërt[ˈnɪjˌwiəʀt]) is a municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands with a population of 17, as of and has an area of &#;km² (&#;sq&#;mi) of which &#;km² (&#;sq&#;mi) 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[edit]

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.

Before the 14th century Nederweert was part of the municipality of Weert. The first reference which speaks of Nederweert as independent was in

Nederweert has been under rule of the Graven van Horn (the dukes of Horn) until Later in it became part of the southern states of the Netherlands.

In it was annexed by the French. During this era it was part of the Belgiandepartement of the Nedermaas.

Monuments[edit]

The most prominent monument of Nederweert is the Sint-Lambertus Kerk. It is a Brabantine Gothic-style church that was built in

Population centres[edit]

Notable people[edit]

• Margriet Tindemans ( in Nederweert – ) a musician, specializing in medieval music
• Marie Kessels (born in Nederweert) a Dutch poet and prose writer

Gallery[edit]

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  Restaurant Bi-J Siem, built in

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  Front of the former rectory in Nederweert

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  Sluis 15 in de Zuid-Willemsvaart

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  "De Banen", a lake in the nature area "Sarsven en De Banen", near Nederweert

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