Echt, Netherlands
- This article is about the settlement in the Netherlands. For the Dutch word for "real", see wiktionary:echt § Dutch. For the German word with the same meaning, see wiktionary:echt § German.
| (Dutch) Echt (Limburgish) Ech | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | |||
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| Country |
 Netherlands | ||
| Province |
_Flag.png){kind=small} Limburg | ||
| Municipality |
 Echt-Susteren | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 75.13 km2 (29.01 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2008) | |||
| • Total | 7,757 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
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Echt (Limburgish: Ech) is a city in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It was a municipality itself until it merged with the municipality of Susteren on January 1, 2003.
The municipality of Echt had about 19300 inhabitants and an area of about 75,13 square km.
Sights
- Sint-Landricuskerk; a Catholic hall church in gothic style.
Transportation
- Echt is near the A2 and A73 highways.
- Echt railway station is served by NS: Dutch Railways (Dutch: Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
- Echt has its own quay on the Juliana Canal.
Impressions
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Sint-Landricuskerk
See also
Coordinates: 51°06′N 5°53′E / 51.100°N 5.883°E
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