Echt-Susteren

Echt-Susteren (; ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. Echt-Susteren was created in 2003 by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Echt-Susteren
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Nieuwstadtjohanneskerk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Nieuwstadt
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Echt-Susteren.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Echt Susteren.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 1711 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Echt-Susteren in a municipal map of Limburg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Limburg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Encyclopedic overview

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Population centres
Echt
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Topography
Notable people
Sport
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Echt-Susteren (; ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. Echt-Susteren was created in 2003 by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren.

Echt-Susteren is situated in a Euregional area. In the west the municipality borders to Belgium and in the east to Germany. The narrowest is only 4.8 km wide. It is possible to walk from Germany to Belgium via Netherlands in under an hour. The area of Echt-Susteren is a green municipality also known as the green waist of Limburg.

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