Official Name: | Weert |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Antwerp |
Subdivision Name3: | Bornem |
Area Total Km2: | 5.05 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 462 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Coordinates: | 51.1023°N 4.19°W |
Weert is a village in the municipality of Bornem, Antwerp Province, Belgium.
The village used to located on the left bank of the Scheldt, but the river changed course during the 13th century, and it is now located on the right bank. The village was first mentioned in 1240 when it was sold to the Saint Bavo's Abbey in Ghent for cultivation. Around 1320, the area was enclosed by dikes.[2] Weert was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was merged into Bornem.[3]