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The
Weser (
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
) or
Vesdre (
FrenchFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
) is a river in eastern
BelgiumThe 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 of other major international organizations, including NATO...
, in the
province of LiègeLiège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is predominantly French speaking, with a German speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany...
, and is a right tributary to the river
OurtheThe Ourthe is a 165 km long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia . It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale , west of Houffalize.The source of the Ourthe Occidentale is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian...
. Its source lays in the
High FensThe High Fens are an upland area in the province of Liège, in Belgium and nearby parts of Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands. Its highest point, at 694 m above sea level, is the Signal de Botrange near Eupen, which is also the highest point in Belgium...
(
Hohes Venn,
Hautes Fagnes), close to the border with
GermanyGermany , 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,...
near
MonschauMonschau is a town in the west of Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Geography :The town is located in the hills of the Eifel, in the narrow valley of the Rur river....
. It flows through an artificial lake (
:fr:Barrage de la Vesdre), and then through the towns
EupenEupen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 km from the German border , from the Dutch border and from the nature reservation "High Fens" . The town is also the capital of the Euroregion Meuse-Rhine....
,
VerviersVerviers is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Verviers municipality includes the old communes of Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Heusy...
,
PepinsterPepinster is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Pepinster had a total population of 9,560. The total area is 24.79 km² which gives a population density of 386 inhabitants per km²...
and
ChaudfontaineChaudfontaine is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Chaudfontaine had a total population of 21,012. The total area is 25.52 km² which gives a population density of 823 inhabitants per km²....
. The Vesdre flows into the
OurtheThe Ourthe is a 165 km long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia . It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale , west of Houffalize.The source of the Ourthe Occidentale is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian...
a few kilometers from
LiègeLiège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the administrative capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse River, near Belgium's eastern borders...
.
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The
Weser (
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
) or
Vesdre (
FrenchFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
) is a river in eastern
BelgiumThe 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 of other major international organizations, including NATO...
, in the
province of LiègeLiège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is predominantly French speaking, with a German speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany...
, and is a right tributary to the river
OurtheThe Ourthe is a 165 km long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia . It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale , west of Houffalize.The source of the Ourthe Occidentale is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian...
. Its source lays in the
High FensThe High Fens are an upland area in the province of Liège, in Belgium and nearby parts of Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands. Its highest point, at 694 m above sea level, is the Signal de Botrange near Eupen, which is also the highest point in Belgium...
(
Hohes Venn,
Hautes Fagnes), close to the border with
GermanyGermany , 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,...
near
MonschauMonschau is a town in the west of Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Geography :The town is located in the hills of the Eifel, in the narrow valley of the Rur river....
. It flows through an artificial lake (
:fr:Barrage de la Vesdre), and then through the towns
EupenEupen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 km from the German border , from the Dutch border and from the nature reservation "High Fens" . The town is also the capital of the Euroregion Meuse-Rhine....
,
VerviersVerviers is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Verviers municipality includes the old communes of Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Heusy...
,
PepinsterPepinster is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Pepinster had a total population of 9,560. The total area is 24.79 km² which gives a population density of 386 inhabitants per km²...
and
ChaudfontaineChaudfontaine is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Chaudfontaine had a total population of 21,012. The total area is 25.52 km² which gives a population density of 823 inhabitants per km²....
. The Vesdre flows into the
OurtheThe Ourthe is a 165 km long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia . It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale , west of Houffalize.The source of the Ourthe Occidentale is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian...
a few kilometers from
LiègeLiège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the administrative capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse River, near Belgium's eastern borders...
. Its total length is approximately 60 kilometers.
The water of the Vesdre has a high acidity (due to the Hautes Fagnes
bogA bog or mire is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—usually mosses, but also lichens in Arctic climates....
s), which made it very suitable for the textiles industry around
VerviersVerviers is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Verviers municipality includes the old communes of Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Heusy...
. The Vesdre was the far eastern end of the sillion industriel, the backbone of
WalloonWallonia , formally the Walloon Region , is the predominantly French-speaking southern region of Belgium. It makes up about 33% of the population and 55% of the territory of Belgium. Walloon Region is also the name given to the regional government of Wallonia...
industry. Nowadays, the water of the Vesdre is mainly used as drinking water.