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|250px]] The Meuse (in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 and in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: "Maas", in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
: "Mosa", in Celtic:"Mus" (the rootword, presumingly related to: "moist")), is a major Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an 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....
, rising in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and flowing through Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 and 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....
 before draining into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).

The Meuse marked the Western border of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 from its creation in the 9th century until the annexation of most of Alsace
Alsace

Alsace is the fourth-smallest of the 26 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the sixth-most densely populated region in France , with 222 inhabitants per km? ....
 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.






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Maas Grave
The Meuse (in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 and in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: "Maas", in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
: "Mosa", in Celtic:"Mus" (the rootword, presumingly related to: "moist")), is a major Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an 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....
, rising in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and flowing through Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 and 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....
 before draining into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).

The Meuse marked the Western border of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 from its creation in the 9th century until the annexation of most of Alsace
Alsace

Alsace is the fourth-smallest of the 26 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the sixth-most densely populated region in France , with 222 inhabitants per km? ....
 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. Its Belgian (accurately its Walloon
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
) portion, part of the sillon industriel
Sillon industriel

The Wallonian sillon industriel or dorsale wallonne was an area of roughly 1000 km? running across Belgium from Dour, in Borinage, in the west, to Verviers in the east....
, was the first fully industrialized area in continental Europe
Continental Europe

Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas....
. The Meuse is mentioned nostalgically in Das Lied der Deutschen.

Geography

The Meuse rises in Pouilly-en-Bassigny, commune of Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse
Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse

Le Ch?telet-sur-Meuse is a Communes of France in the Haute-Marne Departments of France in northeastern France....
 on the Langres
Langres

Langres is a commune in France in northeastern France. It is a sous-pr?fecture of the Haute-Marne d?partement in France in the Champagne-Ardenne r?gion in France....
 plateau in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 from where it flows northwards past Sedan
Sedan, France

Sedan is a town and communes of France in France, a Subprefectures in France of the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France....
 (the head of navigation) and Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières

Charleville-M?zi?res is a Communes of France in northern France, capital of the Ardennes Departments of France in the Champagne-Ardenne Regions of France....
 into Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. At Namur
Namur (city)

Namur is a city and Municipalities in Belgium in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the Provinces of Belgium of Namur and of the Walloon Region ....
 it is joined by the River Sambre
Sambre

The Sambre is a river in northern France and southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis....
. Beyond Namur the Meuse winds eastwards, skirting the Ardennes
Ardennes

The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel....
, and passes Liège
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
 before turning north. The river then forms part of the Belgian-Dutch border, except that at Maastricht
Maastricht

Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands province of Limburg , of which it is the Capital . The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, near the Belgium and Germany borders....
 the border lies further to the west. In the Netherlands it continues northwards through Venlo
Venlo

Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. It is situated in the province of Limburg .On January 1, 2003, the municipalities of Tegelen and Belfeld were added to that of Venlo....
 closely along the border to Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, then turns towards the west, where the Waal river joins it, before it starts being part of an extensive delta
River delta

A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river....
, together with the mouths of especially the Scheldt river in its south and the main part of the Rhine river in the north. Before, the river has divided near Heusden
Heusden

Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch....
 into the Afgedamde Maas
Afgedamde Maas

The Meuse river splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas on the right and the Bergse Maas on the left. The north branch joins the Waal near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede....
 on the right and the Bergse Maas
Bergse Maas

The Bergse Maas is a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the Meuse River in the Netherlands province of Noord-Brabant. The river Meuse splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas river and the Berge Maas....
 on the left. The Bergse Maas continues under the name of Amer
Amer

The Amer is a river in the Netherlands province of Noord-Brabant. It is a continuation of the Bergse Maas river from the river Donge near Raamsdonksveer to the point where it joins the river Nieuwe Merwede to form the Hollands Diep estuary, and has a total length of approximately ....
, which is part of the Biesbosch
Biesbosch

De Biesbosch , is one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands and one of the last freshwater tide areas in Europe. The Biesbosch consists of a rather large network of rivers and smaller and larger creeks with islands....
, and is joined by the Nieuwe Merwede
Nieuwe Merwede

The Nieuwe Merwede is a canal that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine-Meuse River delta. It was dug along the general trajectory of a number of minor Biesbosch creek s to reduce the risk of flooding by diverting the water away from the Beneden Merwede, and to facilitate navigation and regulate river traffic in the increasi...
, after which it flows on under the name of Hollands Diep
Hollands Diep

Hollands Diep is a wide river in the Netherlands and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse river. Through the Scheldt-Rhine Canal it connects to the Scheldt river and Antwerp....
, before finally flowing into the North Sea as Haringvliet
Haringvliet

The Haringvliet is a large inlet of the North Sea, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is an important estuary of the Rhine-Meuse River river delta....
.

The Meuse is crossed by railway bridge
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
s between the following stations (on the left and right banks respectively):
  • Netherlands:
    • Roermond
      Roermond

      Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a Diocese of Roermond in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the east bank of the river Maas ....
       - Weert
      Weert

      This is about the city in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Weert .Weert is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands with 48,558 inhabitants....
    • Blerick
      Venlo

      Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. It is situated in the province of Limburg .On January 1, 2003, the municipalities of Tegelen and Belfeld were added to that of Venlo....
       – Venlo
      Venlo

      Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. It is situated in the province of Limburg .On January 1, 2003, the municipalities of Tegelen and Belfeld were added to that of Venlo....
    • Cuijk
      Cuijk

      Cuijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum....
       – Nijmegen
      Nijmegen

      Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the Germany border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005....
       Heyendaal
    • Ravenstein
      Ravenstein, Netherlands

      Ravenstein is a city and former municipality in the South of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 square kilometre ....
       – Wijchen
      Wijchen

      Media:Nl-Wijchen.ogg is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, at ....
    • 's-Hertogenbosch
      's-Hertogenbosch

      's-Hertogenbosch , colloquially known as Den Bosch ? translated in French language as Bois-le-Duc, in German language as Herzogenbusch, in Spanish language as Bolduque and in Italian language as Boscoducale ? is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant....
       – Zaltbommel
      Zaltbommel

      Media:Nl-Zaltbommel.ogg is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850....


There are also numerous road bridges and around 32 ferry crossings.

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
Maasbracht

Maasbracht is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until January 1, 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw....
, an unnavigable section of the Meuse is bypassed by the 36 km Juliana Canal
Juliana Canal

The Juliana Canal , named after Juliana of the Netherlands of the Netherlands, is a 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands, providing a bypass of an unnavigable section of the river Meuse River between Maastricht and Maasbracht....
. 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. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways database)

The Cretaceous sea reptile Mosasaur
Mosasaur

Mosasaurs were serpentine marine reptiles. The first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1778. These ferocious marine predators are now considered to be the closest relatives of snakes, due to cladistic analysis of symptomatic similarities in jaw and skull anatomies....
 is named after the river Meuse. The first fossils of it were discovered outside Maastricht 1780.

Tributaries

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

      The Dieze is a short river in North Brabant, The Netherlands, tributary of the Meuse River. It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Aa River and Dommel in 's-Hertogenbosch....
       (near 's-Hertogenbosch
      's-Hertogenbosch

      's-Hertogenbosch , colloquially known as Den Bosch ? translated in French language as Bois-le-Duc, in German language as Herzogenbusch, in Spanish language as Bolduque and in Italian language as Boscoducale ? is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant....
      )
      • Aa
        Aa River (Meuse)

        The Aa is a small river in The Netherlands. It rises near Meijel in the southeastern province of Limburg , in the Peel, Netherlands region. It flows northwest through the province of North Brabant towards 's-Hertogenbosch, roughly along the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal....
         (in 's-Hertogenbosch
        's-Hertogenbosch

        's-Hertogenbosch , colloquially known as Den Bosch ? translated in French language as Bois-le-Duc, in German language as Herzogenbusch, in Spanish language as Bolduque and in Italian language as Boscoducale ? is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant....
        )
      • Dommel
        Dommel

        The Dommel is a river in Belgium and The Netherlands, left tributary of the Dieze. It rises in north-eastern Belgium near Peer, Belgium and flows into the southern part of the Netherlands....
         (in 's-Hertogenbosch
        's-Hertogenbosch

        's-Hertogenbosch , colloquially known as Den Bosch ? translated in French language as Bois-le-Duc, in German language as Herzogenbusch, in Spanish language as Bolduque and in Italian language as Boscoducale ? is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant....
        )
        • Gender (in Eindhoven
          Eindhoven

          Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams....
          )
    • Niers
      Niers

      The Niers is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, right tributary to the river Meuse River. Its source is near Erkelenz, south of M?nchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia ....
       (in Gennep
      Gennep

      Gennep is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands....
      )
    • Swalm
      Swalm

      The Swalm is a small river in Germany and the Netherlands, tributary to the river Meuse River. Its source is near Wegberg, in the Heinsberg , south-west of M?nchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia ....
       (in Swalmen
      Swalmen

      Swalmen is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The town is situated between the Germany border and the Meuse River river .Until January 1, 2007, Swalmen was a separate municipality, covering the villages Swalmen, Asselt and Boukoul....
      )
    • Rur/Roer
      RUR

      RUR can refer to:* Rur river in eastern Belgium, western Germany and southern Netherlands * R.U.R. , a science fiction play by Karel Capek* Russian ruble before 1997 ...
       (in Roermond
      Roermond

      Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a Diocese of Roermond in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the east bank of the river Maas ....
      )
      • Wurm
        Wurm

        The Wurm is a river in Germany , a left tributary of the Rur. The source of the Wurm are several brooks in the forests southwest of Aachen, which form the Wurm after the Diepenbenden reservoir....
         (in Heinsberg
        Heinsberg

        Heinsberg is the capital of the Heinsberg , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx....
        , Germany)
      • Merzbach (in Linnich
        Linnich

        Linnich is a town in the D?ren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 10 km north-west of J?lich....
        , Germany)
      • Inde
        Inde

        The Inde is a small river in Belgium and Germany, left tributary of the Rur. It has its source near Raeren in Eastern Belgium, runs through Aachen, Eschweiler and Inden, and flows into the river Rur near J?lich....
         (in Jülich
        Jülich

        J?lich is a town in the district of D?ren , in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. J?lich is well known as location of a world-famous research centre, the Forschungszentrum J?lich and as shortwave transmitter J?lich of Deutsche Welle....
        , Germany)
    • Geleenbeek (near Maasbracht
      Maasbracht

      Maasbracht is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until January 1, 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw....
      )
    • Geul
      Geul

      The Geul is a river in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse River. The source of the Geul is near the German-Belgian border south of Aachen at approx....
       (near Meerssen
      Meerssen

      Meerssen is a place and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis the Pious, Charles II of France of the West Franks and Louis the German of East Franks....
      )
    • Geer/Jeker
      Jeker

      The Jeker is a river in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is a left tributary to the river Meuse River. The source of the Jeker is near the village Geer in the Belgian province Li?ge ....
       (in Maastricht
      Maastricht

      Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands province of Limburg , of which it is the Capital . The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, near the Belgium and Germany borders....
      )
    • Voer/Fouron
      Voer

      The Voer is a small river in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse River. The source of the Voer is near the village Voeren in the Belgian province Limburg ....
       (in Eijsden
      Eijsden

      Eijsden is a village and a municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands province of Limburg . It is also one of the most southerly places in the Netherlands....
      )
    • Berwinne/Berwijn (near Moelingen, part of Voeren
      Voeren

      Voeren is a Flanders municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . It borders The Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia province of Li?ge to the South, but isn't geographically connected to the rest of Flanders....
      )
    • Ourthe
      Ourthe

      The Ourthe is a 165 km long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia . It is a right tributary to the river Meuse River. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale , west of Houffalize....
       (in Liège
      Liège (city)

      Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
      )
      • Weser/Vesdre
        Vesdre

        The Weser or Vesdre is a river in eastern Belgium, in the Li?ge , and is a right tributary to the river Ourthe. Its source lays in the High Fens , close to the border with Germany near Monschau....
         (near Liège
        Liège (city)

        Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
        )
      • Amel/Amblève
        Amblève (river)

        The Ambl?ve or Amel is a 76 km long river in eastern Belgium in the province of Li?ge . It is a right tributary of the river Ourthe. It rises near B?llingen in the High Fens , close to the border with Germany....
         (in Comblain-au-Pont
        Comblain-au-Pont

        Comblain-au-Pont is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Li?ge . On January 1 2006 Comblain-au-Pont had a total population of 5,372....
        )
        • Salm (in Trois-Ponts
          Trois-Ponts

          Trois-Ponts is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Liege . On January 1 2006 Trois-Ponts had a total population of 2,445....
          )
        • Warche
          Warche

          The Warche is a river in eastern Belgium .From its source at Losheimergraben on the Belgian-Germany border, it flows roughly west about 50 km, across the south of the Hautes Fagnes region....
           (near Malmedy
          Malmedy

          Malmedy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Liege . It belongs to the French Community of Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population of 11,829....
          )
    • Hoyoux (in Huy
      Huy

      Huy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Liege . Huy lies along the river Meuse River, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux....
      )
    • Mehaigne
      Mehaigne

      The Mehaigne is a river in Belgium. It is a left tributary to the Meuse River. Its source is at La Bruy?re, Belgium province of Namur , at an elevation of 180 meters....
       (in Wanze
      Wanze

      Wanze is a Wallonia Municipalities in Belgium of Belgium located in the province of Li?ge . It consists of the former municipalities of Wanze, Antheit, Bas-Oha, Huccorgne, Moha and Vinalmont....
      )
    • Sambre
      Sambre

      The Sambre is a river in northern France and southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis....
       (in Namur
      Namur (city)

      Namur is a city and Municipalities in Belgium in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the Provinces of Belgium of Namur and of the Walloon Region ....
      )
    • Bocq
      Bocq

      The Bocq is a small river in the Namur , southern Belgium, right tributary of the Meuse River. Its source is in Scy, a hamlet of Hamois. It flows west through Hamois and Spontin, and into the Meuse in Yvoir....
       (in Yvoir
      Yvoir

      Yvoir is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Namur . On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km?, making it a population density of 149 inhabitants per km?....
      )
    • Molignée (in Anhée
      Anhée

      Anh?e is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Namur . It consists of the villages Anh?e, Annevoie-Rouillon, Bioul, Den?e , Haut-le-Wastia, Sosoye and Warnant....
      )
    • Lesse
      Lesse

      The Lesse is a river in the Ardennes in Belgium. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse River.The source of the Lesse is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg ....
       (in Anseremme, part of Dinant
      Dinant

      ||-||-||}Dinant is a Wallonia city and Municipalities in Belgium located on the River Meuse in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Namur , Belgium....
      )
    • Viroin (in Vireux-Molhain
      Vireux-Molhain

      Vireux-Molhain is a Communes of the Ardennes department in the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France....
      )
    • Semois or Semoy
      Semois

      The Semois is a river flowing from the Ardennes uplands of Belgium and France towards the Meuse River, of which it is a right tributary.The source of the Semois is at Arlon in the Belgian province of Luxembourg , close to the border with the Luxembourg....
       (in Monthermé
      Monthermé

      Montherm? is a Communes of the Ardennes department in the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France....
      )
    • Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil
      Dom-le-Mesnil

      Dom-le-Mesnil is a Communes of the Ardennes department in the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France....
      )
    • Chiers
      Chiers

      The Chiers is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse River. Its total length is about 130 km.The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg....
       (in Bazeilles
      Bazeilles

      Bazeilles is a communes of France in the France Ardennes departments of France near Sedan, France.During the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, Bazeilles was the site of the Battle of Bazeilles, one of the first occasions of modern urban warfare....
      )


Départements, provinces and towns

The Meuse flows through the following departments of France, provinces of Belgium
Provinces of Belgium

Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Constitution of Belgium....
, provinces of the Netherlands
Provinces of the Netherlands

A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities, having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance....
 and towns:

Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne

Haute-Marne is a departments of France in the northeast of France named after the Marne River....
 Vosges
Vosges

This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
: Neufchâteau
Neufchâteau, Vosges

Neufch?teau is a commune in France in the d?partement in France of the Vosges and the r?gion of France of Lorraine in eastern France....
 Meuse
Meuse

Meuse is a departments of France in northeast France, named after the Meuse River....
: Commercy
Commercy

Commercy is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France.It is the home of the Madeleine referred to by Marcel Proust in A la Recherche du Temps Perdu....
, Saint-Mihiel
Saint-Mihiel

Saint-Mihiel is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
, Verdun
Verdun

Verdun is a city in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although it is not the capital, but the slightly smaller Bar-le-Duc....
, Stenay
Stenay

Stenay is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France.It was one of the last villages to experience fighting during World War I, captured on November 11, 1918 by American forces under General Wright only hours before the Armistice with Germany went into effect....
 Ardennes
Ardennes (département)

Ardennes is a departments of France in the northeast part of France named after the Ardennes area....
: Sedan
Sedan, France

Sedan is a town and communes of France in France, a Subprefectures in France of the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France....
, Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières

Charleville-M?zi?res is a Communes of France in northern France, capital of the Ardennes Departments of France in the Champagne-Ardenne Regions of France....
, Givet
Givet

Givet is a commune in France in the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France very close to the Belgium border. It lies on the river Meuse River where Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, built the fort of Charlemont....
 Namur
Namur (province)

Namur is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Wallonia provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant, Li?ge and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France....
: Dinant
Dinant

||-||-||}Dinant is a Wallonia city and Municipalities in Belgium located on the River Meuse in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Namur , Belgium....
, Namur
Namur (city)

Namur is a city and Municipalities in Belgium in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the Provinces of Belgium of Namur and of the Walloon Region ....
 Liège
Liège (province)

Li?ge is the easternmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of the Wallonia, in Belgium. It is predominantly French language speaking, with a German language speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg....
: Huy
Huy

Huy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Liege . Huy lies along the river Meuse River, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux....
, Liège
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
, Visé
Visé

Vis? is a Wallonia municipality and City status in Belgium of Belgium, where it is located on the river Meuse river, in the province of Li?ge ....
 Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by Belgium to the south and part of the west, Germany to the east, the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west, and the province of Gelderland to the north....
: Maastricht
Maastricht

Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands province of Limburg , of which it is the Capital . The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, near the Belgium and Germany borders....
, Roermond
Roermond

Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a Diocese of Roermond in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the east bank of the river Maas ....
, Venlo
Venlo

Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. It is situated in the province of Limburg .On January 1, 2003, the municipalities of Tegelen and Belfeld were added to that of Venlo....
 Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)

Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders , and is located west of the Maas River river. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Li?ge , Flemish Brabant and Antwerp ....
: Maaseik
Maaseik

Maaseik is a Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Limburg . The city is located on the river Meuse River , bordering the Netherlands....
 North Brabant
North Brabant

North Brabant is a Provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west....
: Boxmeer
Boxmeer

Boxmeer is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It incorporates the former municipality of Beugen en Rijkevoort and that of Vierlingsbeek....
, Heusden
Heusden

Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch....
 Gelderland
Gelderland

Gelderland is a Provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem....
: Maasdriel
Maasdriel

Media:Nl-Maasdriel.ogg is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands....


See also

  • Das Lied der Deutschen
    Das Lied der Deutschen

    Das Deutschlandlied has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. Outside Germany it is sometimes known by the opening words and refrain of the first stanza, Deutschland ?ber alles , but this has never been its title....
     ("The Song of the Germans"), also known as Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany"), written in 1841, describes a then–yet-to-unite Germany, with the Maas as the Western border, as the river runs closely along the border to the Netherlands and parts of the Holy Roman Empire
    Holy Roman Empire

    The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
     (the duchies
    Duchy

    A duchy is a territory, fiefdom, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.Some duchies were sovereignty in areas that would become unified realms only during the Modern era ....
     of Jülich
    Duchy of Jülich

    The Duchy of J?lich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is situated in present day Germany and the Netherlands . It was situated on both sides of the river Rur, around its capital J?lich in the lower Rhineland....
     and Cleves
    Duchy of Cleves

    The Duchy of Cleves was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany and the Netherlands . Its territory was situated on both sides of the river Rhine, around its capital Cleves and roughly covering today's Cleves , Wesel and the City of Duisburg....
     and the prince-bishopric of Liège) bordered river Maas before the Great French War
    Great French War

    The Great French War is a term sometimes used to describe the period of almost continuous conflict from April 20, 1792 to November 20, 1815, between France and various other states of Europe....
     from 1795.


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