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The Lauwers is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
. It forms part of the border between the provinces of Friesland
Friesland

Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. In order to distinguish it from the other Frisian regions, it is commonly specified as Westerlauwer Frisia, Westerlauwer Friesland, West Frisia or West Friesland....
 and Groningen
Groningen (province)

Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the Germany state of Lower Saxony , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea....
. From the 730
730

Events...
's to Widukind
Widukind

Widukind was a Saxons leader and the chief opponent of Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. In later times, he became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend, and was stylized as a prototypical Germanic peoples hero....
's defeat in 785
785

Events...
 it was part of the border of the Frankish Empire
Frankish Empire

Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century....
.

The former Lauwerszee and the present-day Lauwersmeer
Lauwersmeer

Lauwersmeer is a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The lake was formed on 1969-05-23, when the Dike between the bay called "Lauwers Sea" and the Wadden Sea was closed....
 are both named after the river, which as a small stream has its source southeast of the village of Surhuisterveen
Surhuisterveen

Surhuisterveen is one of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Province Friesland, The Netherlands. As of 1 January 2006, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,748....
. Near Gerkesklooster
Gerkesklooster

Gerkesklooster is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Stroobos the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos....
/Stroobos
Stroobos

Stroobos is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Gerkesklooster the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos....
 it crosses the Prinsesmargrietkanaal/van Starkenborghkanaal.

The Lauwers achieves the width of a true river at the point where gains its tributary, the Oude Vaart, near the Schalkendam.






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The Lauwers is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
. It forms part of the border between the provinces of Friesland
Friesland

Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. In order to distinguish it from the other Frisian regions, it is commonly specified as Westerlauwer Frisia, Westerlauwer Friesland, West Frisia or West Friesland....
 and Groningen
Groningen (province)

Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the Germany state of Lower Saxony , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea....
. From the 730
730

Events...
's to Widukind
Widukind

Widukind was a Saxons leader and the chief opponent of Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. In later times, he became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend, and was stylized as a prototypical Germanic peoples hero....
's defeat in 785
785

Events...
 it was part of the border of the Frankish Empire
Frankish Empire

Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century....
.

The former Lauwerszee and the present-day Lauwersmeer
Lauwersmeer

Lauwersmeer is a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The lake was formed on 1969-05-23, when the Dike between the bay called "Lauwers Sea" and the Wadden Sea was closed....
 are both named after the river, which as a small stream has its source southeast of the village of Surhuisterveen
Surhuisterveen

Surhuisterveen is one of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Province Friesland, The Netherlands. As of 1 January 2006, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,748....
. Near Gerkesklooster
Gerkesklooster

Gerkesklooster is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Stroobos the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos....
/Stroobos
Stroobos

Stroobos is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Gerkesklooster the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos....
 it crosses the Prinsesmargrietkanaal/van Starkenborghkanaal.

The Lauwers achieves the width of a true river at the point where gains its tributary, the Oude Vaart, near the Schalkendam. Further along its course, the Lauwers splits into two branches, the Frisian Oude Lauwers and the Zijldiep, in Groningen
Groningen (province)

Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the Germany state of Lower Saxony , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea....
 province.

The Lauwers meets the sea at the Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea

The Wadden Sea is the name for a body of water and its associated coastal wetlands lying between a section of the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the North Sea....
, emptying into a channel between the islands of Schiermonnikoog
Schiermonnikoog

Schiermonnikoog is an island, a municipality, and a national park in the northern Netherlands. Schiermonnikoog is one of the West Frisian Islands, and is part of the province of Friesland....
 and Rottumerplaat/Rottumeroog, which can be viewed as the continuation of the river.