The Mark (Dutch) or Marcq (French) is a river in
Belgium
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, right
tributary
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of the
Dender. It rises around south-west of
Enghien,
Hainaut, close to the village St-Marcou in the forests of Bois de Ligne en Bois d'Enghien. It passes through the homonymous village
Marcq, Enghien, Herne, Tollembeek,
Galmaarden, Vollezele, Bever, Moerbeke and Viane. The Mark flows into the Dender in Deux-Acres, between
Lessines and
Geraardsbergen. The Dender is a tributary of the
Scheldt. The Mark is approximately long.
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Flemish Brabant
Rivers of Hainaut (province)
Enghien
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