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Weesp, former city hall - nowadays museum|thumb|250px Weesp () is a city and an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an area called the Vechtstreek. The former municipality of Weesp merged with Amsterdam on 24 March 2022.

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Weesp is a former independent municipality in the Netherlands that merged with Amsterdam in 2022 and is now a city and urban area within Amsterdam, located in North Holland along the Vecht river. It matters as a historical part of the Amsterdam area and retains cultural significance, including its former city hall building which now serves as a museum.

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Settlement.name
Weesp
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_flag
Weesp Netherlands.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms of Weesp.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_blank_emblem
Gemeente Amsterdam Weesp logo.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type
Brandmark
Settlement.blank_emblem_size
100
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0457 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Weesp in a municipal map of North Holland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Amsterdam

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Weesper
Population
20445
Elevation
1
Image
Weesp met Fort Ossenmarkt.jpg
Households
8318
Dialing code
0294
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Commons category
Weesp
postal code
1380–1383
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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  • History
  • Population centres
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Urban area government
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
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Weesp, former city hall - nowadays museum|thumb|250px Weesp () is a city and an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an area called the Vechtstreek. The former municipality of Weesp merged with Amsterdam on 24 March 2022.

== History == thumb|left|Topographic map of Weesp, January 2016 Until the early Middle Ages the region around Weesp was an uninhabited peat bog. Weesp (Wesopa in Latin documents) was granted city rights in 1355 and celebrated its 650th anniversary as a city in 2005.

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