Five Brothers and a War

Geography—Rivers and Water

Another of the great rivers in Holland is the Maas, which is known elsewhere as the Meuse River. Maastricht, in the extreme south of Holland takes its name from the crossing of the Maas River. The Meuse originates in northeastern France, in Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse, which is two-thirds of the way from Paris to Switzerland. It mostly flows to the north, turning westward when it reaches Mollenhoek in Holland.

North Sea

Waal

Maas

holland

Near the town of Rossum, the Maas and the Waal almost meet before the Maas turns southerly.

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