Gete
| Gete | ||
 The Gete at Halen |
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| location | Belgium : Provinces of Flemish Brabant and Limburg | |
| River system | Scheldt | |
| source | near Budingen through the confluence of the Kleine Gete and the Grote Gete 50 ° 51 ′ 47 " N , 5 ° 6 ′ 25" E |
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| muzzle |
Halen in the Demer
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| length | 12.7 km | |
The Gete ( French Gette ) is a river in Flanders , Belgium . It arises in Budingen , a sub-municipality of Zoutleeuws through the confluence of the Kleine Gete and the Grote Gete . The Gete flows in a northerly direction and flows into the Demer in Halen .
The Gete, which became accessible as far as Tienen in 1525 , used to form the border between the Duchy of Liège and the Duchy of Brabant .
The bridge over the Gete in Halen was the subject of a battle near Haelen between German and Belgian troops during World War I , which ended with a defeat for the German soldiers.