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Meuse
The Meuse in France and parts of Belgium, then as Maas in the Netherlands and along the border to Germany
The Meuse in France and parts of Belgium, then as Maas in the Netherlands and along the border to Germany
Origin Flag of France France
Mouth Hollands Diep
Basin countries Flag of France France, Flag of Belgium Belgium, Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Length 925 km (575 mi)
Source elevation 409 m (1,342 ft)
Avg. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Hollands Diep is a wide river in the Netherlands and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse river. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands discharge 230 m³/s (8,124 ft³/s)
Basin area 36,000 km² (13,900 mi²)
The Meuse (Maas) at Maastricht
The Meuse (Maas) at Maastricht
Meuse near Grave
Meuse near Grave

The Meuse (Dutch and German Maas, Latin Mosa, ? Mus) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time Grave ( is a Municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).

The Meuse marked the Western border of the Holy Roman Empire from its creation in the 9th century until the annexation of most of Alsace and Lorraine by France through the Treaty of Westphalia (1648), and to some extent until 1792 when the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was also annexed to France. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. The term Peace of Westphalia refers to the two peace treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, signed on May 15 and October 24 of Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium Its Belgian portion, part of the sillon industriel, was the first fully industrialized area in continental Europe. The Wallonian sillon industriel or dorsale wallonne ( French for industrial valley or Wallonian backbone, respectively was an area is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European [1] The Meuse is mentioned nostalgically in Das Lied der Deutschen. Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany" also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans" has been used wholly or partially as the

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Geography

The Meuse rises in Pouilly-en-Bassigny, commune of Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse on the Langres plateau in France from where it flows northwards past Sedan (the head of navigation) and Charleville-Mézières into Belgium. Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse is a Village and commune in the Haute-Marne département of north-eastern France. Langres is a town and commune of eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne departement, in the Champagne-Ardenne This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Charleville-Mézières is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those At Namur it is joined by the River Sambre. Namur ( Namen in Dutch, Nameur in Walloon, Namurcum in Latin) is a City and municipality in The Sambre is a River in northern France and southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. Beyond Namur the Meuse winds eastwards, skirting the Ardennes, and passes Liège before turning north. For the political subdivision of France see Ardennes (department. Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch The river then forms part of the Belgian-Dutch border, except that at Maastricht the border lies further to the west. Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish: In the Netherlands it continues northwards past Venlo closely along the border to Germany, then turns towards the west, merging with the Rhine into an extensive delta. Venlo ( is a Municipality and a City in the southeastern Netherlands. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge A delta is a Landform where the mouth of a River flows into an Ocean, Sea, Estuary, Lake or another river The river divides near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas on the right and the Bergse Maas on the left. Heusden ( is a Municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. The Meuse river splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas on the right and the Bergse Maas on the left The Bergse Maas or Bergsche Maas is a Canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the Meuse River in the Dutch Province The Bergse Maas continues via the Amer, which is part of the Biesbosch, and merges with the Nieuwe Merwede to the Hollands Diep, before finally flowing into the North Sea via the Haringvliet. Amer River Amer Sports Beni-Amer tribe;people Amer el-Maati Amer De Biesbosch ('forest of sedges or 'rushwoods' is one of the largest National parks of the Netherlands and one of the last freshwater Tide Nieuwe Merwede ("New Merwede" is a Canal that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine - Meuse delta. Hollands Diep is a wide river in the Netherlands and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse river. The Haringvliet is a large Inlet of the North Sea, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands.

The Meuse is crossed by railway bridges between the following stations (on the left and right banks respectively):

There are also numerous road bridges and around 32 ferry crossings. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Venlo ( is a Municipality and a City in the southeastern Netherlands. Venlo ( is a Municipality and a City in the southeastern Netherlands. Cuijk ( is a Municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Ravenstein (population 8466 is a city and former municipality in the South of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Wijchen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, at. ' s-Hertogenbosch ( (literally "The Duke's Forest" colloquially known as Den Bosch ( — translated in French as Bois-le-Duc, in German Zaltbommel is a Municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850

The Meuse is navigable over a substantial part of its total length: In the Netherlands and Belgium, the river is part of the major inland navigation infrastructure, connecting the Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Antwerp port areas to the industrial areas upstream: 's Hertogenbosch, Venlo, Maastricht, Liège, Namur. Between Maastricht and Maasbracht, an unnavigable section of the Meuse is bypassed by the 36 km Juliana Canal. Maasbracht ( is a Town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until January 1, 2007, when it became a part of The Juliana Canal (Julianakanaal named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, is a 36 km long Canal in the southern Netherlands providing a bypass of South of Namur, further upstream, the river can only carry more modest vessels, although a barge as long as 100 m. can still reach the French border town of Givet.

From Givet, the river is canalized over a distance of 272 kilometers. The canalized Meuse used to be called the "Canal de l'Est — Branche Nord" but was recently rebaptized into "Canal de la Meuse". The waterway can be used by the smallest barges that are still in use commercially (almost 40 meters long and just over 5 meters wide). Just upstream of the town of Commercy, the Canal de la Meuse connects with the Canal de la Marne au Rhin by means of a short diversion canal. The Marne-Rhine Canal (French Canal de la Marne au Rhin) is a Canal in eastern France. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways database)

The Cretaceous sea reptile Mosasaur is named after the river Meuse. Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the ' Meuse river ' in the Netherlands and Greek sauros meaning 'lizard' were serpentine marine The first fossils of it were discovered outside Maastricht 1780.

A view of the Meuse in the French Ardennes
A view of the Meuse in the French Ardennes

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the river Meuse are listed below in downstream-upstream order, with the town where the tributary meets the river:

Départements, provinces and towns

The Meuse flows through the following departments of France, provinces of Belgium, provinces of the Netherlands and towns:

See also

References

  1. ^ (French) Wallonie : une région en Europe. Ministère de la Région wallonne. Retrieved on September 29, 2007. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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