The Demer is an long river in eastern Belgium, and a right tributary of the
Dijle. It flows through the Belgian provinces
Limburg and
Flemish Brabant. Its source is near
Tongeren. It flows into the river Dijle in Werchter,
Rotselaar municipality.
The most important towns along the Demer are (starting from the source)
Bilzen,
Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...
,
Diest and
Aarschot. Tributaries of the Demer are the rivers
Herk,
Gete and
Velp (all three in
Halen
Halen (), formerly Haelen (), is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km2 which gives a population de ...
).
The name "Demer" comes from the
Celtic language words "tam" (dark coloured) and "ara" (water) giving rise to a name meaning "dark coloured river". The
Winter brook (Beringen) is a tributary of the Demer River.
External link
Lock on the Demer at Aarschot in 1940.from the Site of the Walloon regional archives (fr).
References
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Limburg (Belgium)
Rivers of Flemish Brabant
Tongeren
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