Echt, Netherlands
Echt
Ech (Limburgish) | |
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Echt Location in the Netherlands Echt Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′N 5°53′E / 51.100°N 5.883°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Echt-Susteren |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,655 |
| • Density | 619.8/km2 (1,605/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6101 |
| Dialing code | 0475 |
Echt (Dutch: [ɛxt] ⓘ; Limburgish: Ech [ˈæx]) 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 1 January 2003.
The municipality of Echt had about 19,300 inhabitants and an area of about 75,13 square km.