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Echt, Netherlands

Coordinates: 51°06′N 5°53′E / 51.100°N 5.883°E / 51.100; 5.883
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"echt" is also the Dutch and German word for "real".
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Echt (Template:Lang-li) is a city in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren, located in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It used to be a municipality by itself until it merged with the municipality of Susteren, an event that took place on January 1, 2003.

The former municipality of Echt had about 19.300 inhabitants and had an area of about 75,13 square-km.

Sights

Transportation

  • By car; Echt is located near the A2 highway
  • By train; Echt is served by the Dutch Railways (Dutch: Nederlandse Spoorwegen)

Schools Echt-Susteren has several primary school's,most of them are public schools (with exceptions)but there are also catolic schools.There is also a secondary school called the connect college (due the relocation of the vmbo part of the school to the main part)before this change the school whas called bce bischoppelijk college echt(dukes college echt)

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51°06′N 5°53′E / 51.100°N 5.883°E / 51.100; 5.883