The Eyserbeek (; ) is a river in the province of
Limburg,
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. The Eyserbeek is a right-bank
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
to the river
Geul
The Geul (, ; ; ) is a river in Belgium and in the Netherlands, where it is a right-bank tributary to the river Meuse.
Geography
The source of the Geul is at about above sea level in northeastern Belgium near the German border, south of th ...
, which later joins the
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .
History
From 1301, the upper ...
. Rising in
Bocholtz
Bocholtz (; ) is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Simpelveld, and lies about 7 km southwest of Kerkrade. Until 1982, it was a separate municipality.
History
...
and flowing through
Simpelveld
Simpelveld (; ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg.
Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hill country popu ...
and
Eys, the Eyserbeek eventually drains in the river
Geul
The Geul (, ; ; ) is a river in Belgium and in the Netherlands, where it is a right-bank tributary to the river Meuse.
Geography
The source of the Geul is at about above sea level in northeastern Belgium near the German border, south of th ...
in
Gulpen
Gulpen (; ) is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is approximately midway between the Dutch city of Maastricht and the German city of Aachen.
Gulpen was a separate municipality until 1999, when it ...
. The Eyserbeek lies on the north of the
plateau
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of Bocholtz and south of the plateau of
Ubachsberg
Ubachsberg () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
The village was first mentioned in 1380 as "opten Berch", ...
.
Sources of the Eyserbeek can be found in Bocholtz near Hoeve Overhuizen,
from where it passes the N281 provincial road, before flowing through the town square of Simpelveld. In 2012 Simpelveld reorganised its town square, which used to cover the river, opening the river to view and creating a new riverbank with
bluestone
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* basalt in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, and in New Zealand
* diabase, dolerites in Tasmania, ...
. The Eyserbeek then passes the
monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
al
Oude Molen and
Bulkemsmolen watermill
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s, build in 1774 and 1753 respectively, before passing into the village of Eys, which was named after the river.
The Eyserbeek eventually drains in the river
Geul
The Geul (, ; ; ) is a river in Belgium and in the Netherlands, where it is a right-bank tributary to the river Meuse.
Geography
The source of the Geul is at about above sea level in northeastern Belgium near the German border, south of th ...
near the former
Motte-and-bailey castle
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy ...
Gracht Burggraaf
''Gracht'' (; plural: ''grachten'') is a Dutch word for a canal within a city.
''Grachten'' often have a round shape, and form a circle around the city cores in the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern Germany. Outside the Netherlands, the word '' ...
in
Gulpen
Gulpen (; ) is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is approximately midway between the Dutch city of Maastricht and the German city of Aachen.
Gulpen was a separate municipality until 1999, when it ...
, where also the
Gulp River joins the Geul from the opposite bank.
Gallery
File:Simpelveld-Bronnetje Eyserbeek in Broek.JPG, A source of the Eyserbeek at Bocholtz
Bocholtz (; ) is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Simpelveld, and lies about 7 km southwest of Kerkrade. Until 1982, it was a separate municipality.
History
...
File:Simpelveld-Eyserbeek gaat onder de N281 door.JPG, Eyserbeek passing the N281 provincial road
File:Simpelveld-Bulkemsmolen (2).jpg, Eyserbeek and former mill race of the Bulkemsmolen
File:Eys-Eyserbeek ter hoogte Kromhagerweg.JPG, Eyserbeek at Eys
References
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Rivers of the Netherlands
Rivers of South Limburg (Netherlands)
Gulpen-Wittem
Simpelveld