Overmaas

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Overmaas (French Outremeuse , Walloon : Djudla Mouze ) means "beyond the Meuse ", generally referring to places on the right bank, i.e. east of the Meuse. The term is used mainly around Liège (in the French form) and Maastricht (in the Dutch form). The surname Overmars is to be understood as a modification .

Places in French speaking areas

  • Outremeuse is the historic district of Liège on the right bank of the Meuse.
  • La République libre d'Outremeuse (Free Republic on the other side of the Meuse) has been part of the Liège folklore since 1927 and is associated with a folk festival in mid-August.
  • Outremeuse is a district of Huy .

Places in Dutch speaking areas

  • Landen van Overmaas ( Pays d'Outremeuse ) referred to the parts of the Duchy of Brabant that lay east of the Meuse, i.e. the Duchy of Limburg and County of Dalhem , before the French Revolution and the occupation of the area by France .
  • Staats-Overmaas was the part of the Landen van Overmaas, which from 1648 belonged to the generals land .

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