The Meuse (Dutch: Maas) is a river in Western Europe. The river starts in France, goes through Belgium and the Netherlands. It ends in the North Sea.[2] The Meuse is fed mostly by rainwater.[3] It is the oldest river in the world.
Meuse Meuse (French) Moûze (Walloon) Maas (Dutch) Maos (Limburgish) | |
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![]() The Meuse at Dinant | |
![]() Basin of the Meuse | |
Location | |
Country | France, Belgium, Netherlands |
Region | Western Europe |
Cities | Verdun (France), Sedan (France), Charleville-Mézières (France), Namur (Belgium), Liège (Belgium), Maastricht (Netherlands), Venlo (Netherlands), Rotterdam (Netherlands) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Pouilly-en-Bassigny, Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France |
- coordinates | 47.9867°N 5.6167°E |
- elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
Mouth | North Sea |
- location | Hollands Diep, Noord-Brabant/Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
- coordinates | 51.715°N 4.6678°E |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 925 km (575 mi) |
Basin size | 34,548 km2 (13,339 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
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From 1301, the Meuse in the Netherlands was the western border of the Holy Roman Empire. In World War II, the Meuse was a goal for the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.[4]
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