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Becque (river)
{{unreferenced, date=October 2022 Becque is a French spelling of the Old West Flemish word ''beke'', Dutch ''Beek'', meaning 'beck': small water stream, smaller than a river. A number of small rivers flowing in Nord département (northern France) and Belgium are called Becque(s) or Becq. Rivers called Becque include: * Becque d' Hardelot * Becque de Méteren * Becque de Steenwerck, a tributary of the Scheldt * Becque du Biez, a tributary of the Lys * Becque du Doulieu * Ey Becque, a tributary of the Yser * Peene Becque, a tributary of the Yser * Sale Becque, a tributary of the Yser * Zwyne Becque, a tributary of the Yser Becq, a word with the same meaning for a stream, may be found in: * Esquelbecq, a village in Nord département, France * Robecq, a village in Nord département, France See also *Germanic toponymy Germanic toponyms are the names given to places by Germanic peoples and tribes. Besides areas with current speakers of Germanic languages, many regions with p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Méteren
Méteren (; from Flemish; ''Meteren'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in northern France. In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the Retreat from Mons, and the future Field-Marshal Montgomery of Alamein received a DSO at the rank of Lieutenant.''The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery''. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steenwerck
Steenwerck (; Dutch: ''Steenwerk'') is a commune, in French Flanders, in the Nord department in northern France. It is located about north of Lille and in 2013 had a population of 3519. People from Steenwerck are known as ''Steenwerckois''. It is home to Steenwerck's ''100 km à pied'' race event, which mainly features a marathon, although most local residents prefer to merely walk one lap (roughly ). Steenwerck also has its own festival giant, as is the tradition in the Nord Department, which is named Totor and is one of the tallest, measuring . Other places of interest include the Museum of Rural Life as well as three Commonwealth war cemeteries, and a German war cemetery, of the First World War. Heraldry History Steenwerck was created by the Franks. The first mention in the 12th century – in 1160 with the invasion by La Becque, from Saint-Jans-Cappel. Commerce was originally started by the town's founder, la Becque, who built canals with locks right up to L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lys (river)
The Lys () or Leie () is a river in France and Belgium, and a left-bank tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is . Historically a very polluted river from the high population density and industrialisation in both Northern France and Belgium, it has seen substantial improvements in recent years, partly due to the decline of the principal industry, the spinning and weaving of flax. The region of the Leie (between Deinze and Ghent) was known as a favourite place for numerous painters in the first half of the 20th century. The source of the Lys is in a village, Lisbourg, east of Fruges, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. It flows generally northeast through the following departments of France, provinces of Belgium and towns and municipalities: *Pas-de-Calais (F): Thérouanne, Aire-sur-la-Lys * Nord (F): Merville, Armentières, Halluin * Hainaut (B): Comines-Warneton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doulieu
Le Doulieu (; nl, Zoeterstee) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Doulieu French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yser
The Yser ( , ; nl, IJzer ) is a river that rises in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows through the '' Ganzepoot'' and into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort. The source of the Yser is in Buysscheure (''Buisscheure''), in the Nord department of northern France. It flows through Bollezeele (''Bollezele''), Esquelbecq (''Ekelsbeke''), and Bambecque (''Bambeke''). After approximately of its course, it leaves France and enters Belgium. It then flows through Diksmuide and out into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort. During the Battle of the Yser in the First World War, by opening the sluices, part of the polder west of the Yser was flooded with seawater between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide to provide an obstacle to the advancing German Army and keep westernmost Belgium safe from German occupation. The Yser river itself never overflowed its banks.Leper, J., Kunstmatige inundaties in Maritiem Vlaanderen 1316-1945, Michiels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peene Becque
The Peene Becque (West Flemish: Penebeke) is a small river in the Nord department in France. It is long. The word ''Peene'' may be related to the modern Dutch word ''Peen'' that refers to the wild carrot plant (''Daucus carota''), while ''becque'' is the transliteration of the Dutch word ''beek'', referring to a small stream (compare the English word ''beck''). The Peene Becque has its source in Sainte-Marie-Cappel, south of Mont Cassel, flows first west through Oxelaëre and Bavinchove, then takes a north-eastern direction through Zuytpeene, Noordpeene, Ochtezeele, Arnèke, Ledringhem, Wormhout and Wylder where it ends its course by flowing into the Franco-Belgian river Yser. The Peene Becque constitutes a natural border between the villages of Arnèke and Ledringhem (to the south), between Ledringhem and Zermezeele and between Ledringhem and Wormhout. Water quality According to the organisation ''Schéma d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux (SAGE) de l'Yser'', the wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its southern limit with Ledringhem is ''chemin de Rubrouck''. Heraldry History In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was ''seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem'' (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of ''La Madeleine'' hospital in Bierne. The Wormhoudt massacre was perpetrated near Esquelbecq on 80 British and French prisoners of war by Waffen-SS members at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Church and organ The church on the village square is dedicated to Folcwin, who died at Esquelbecq in 855 CE. It is a hall church of the ''hallekerk'' type characteristic of the region, with three naves of equal length, width, and height. The interior and roof were destroyed by a fire in 1976, but the external appearance is still substantially as it was in 1610, with an attractive lozenge pattern in the brickwork. The present church organ, by Marc Garnier (who also built an organ for the El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robecq
Robecq (; nl, Robeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Robecq is situated about northwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille. The Canal d’Aire and the rivers Clarence and Busnes all flow through the commune. History During World War I intense action took place close to Robecq. In his posthumously published memoir, Private A S Bullock recalls the fighting at Bacquerolles Farm, noting that the German attack was repelled 'chiefly by my Lewis gun!'. He also recalls a much lighter, indeed hilarious, incident when the British troops stationed near Robecq were ordered to have a bath.Bullock, A. S., ''Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir'', History Press, 2009, pages 69 and 72 Population Places of interest * The church of St. Maurice, dating from the fourteenth century. * The eighteenth-century farmhouse of L’Abiette. * The war memorial. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. See also * Lords o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Toponymy
Germanic toponyms are the names given to places by Germanic peoples and tribes. Besides areas with current speakers of Germanic languages, many regions with previous Germanic speakers or Germanic influence had or still have Germanic toponymic elements, such as places in Northern France, Wallonia, Poland and Northern Italy. Comparative table In round brackets, the contemporary cognate for the toponym in the respective language is given. In the square brackets, the most frequently used name in English is given. See also * Germanic names **Dutch names ** German names * Norman toponymy (includes Old Norse placenames in Normandy) *German toponymy Placenames in the German language area can be classified by the language from which they originate, and by era. German names from prehistoric and medieval times Suffixes * '' -ach'' ("river"). Examples: Echternach, Salzach. * ''-au'' (from ... * Celtic toponymy * Placenames in the United Kingdom and Ireland References {{ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becq (other)
Becq may refer to: * Becque (river) * Sonja Becq (born 1957), Belgian politician * Maria Strick (née Becq; 1577–after 1631), Dutch schoolmistress and calligrapher * Louis Becq de Fouquières (1831–1887), French man of letters See also * Germanic toponymy * Becque (other) * Bec (other) BEC may refer to: As an acronym House * Bapatla Engineering College * Basaveshwar Engineering College * Bengal Engineering College Curriculum * Business Environment and Concepts, a section of Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination * Bu ... * Beek (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becque (other) , a town in the U.S.
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Becque or ''de Becque'' may refer to: * Becque (river), the name of several rivers * Henry Becque (1837–1899), French dramatist * Réginald Becque (born 1972), French footballer * Emile de Becque, a fictional character in ''South Pacific'' See also * * Bec (other) *Becq (other) * Beek (other) * DeBeque Formation, a geologic formation * De Beque, Colorado The Town of De Beque is a statutory town located in Mesa County, Colorado. The population was 493 at the time of the 2020 census. De Beque is a part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town consists of a small grid, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
