Aa of Weerijs
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Aa Werijs |
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| location | Belgium ( Antwerp Province ) and Netherlands ( Noord-Brabant Province ) | |
| River system | Scheldt | |
| Drain over | Mark (Dintel) → Volkerak → Oosterschelde → North Sea | |
| River basin district | Meuse | |
| origin | Confluence of the Great Aa from Wuustwezel and the Little Aa from Brecht 51 ° 23 ′ 48 ″ N , 4 ° 37 ′ 8 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in Breda in the Mark coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 33 " N , 4 ° 46 ′ 17" E 51 ° 35 ′ 33 " N , 4 ° 46 ′ 17" E
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The river Aa of Weerijs (name in this form - "Aa or Werijs" - in common) rises in the Belgian province of Antwerp , where it is created by the union of the large Aa from Wuustwezel and the small Aa from Brecht . From here it flows north and after a few kilometers south of Zundert it passes the Belgian- Dutch border. In the North Brabant city of Breda it flows into the Bovenmark . The city of Breda owes its name to this confluence: Brede Aa means something like broad Aa . From here the water of the Aa of Weerijs and the Bovenmark flows under the name Mark and later Dintel to the Volkerak , from where it reaches the Oosterschelde and thus the North Sea .
Large parts of the course of the Aa of Weerijs are now canalised, but there are plans to restore the river bed to its natural state .
See also: List of waters with Aa
Web links
- Renaturation plan u. a. for the Aa of Weerijs (pdf) ( Memento from February 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive )