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Geleenbeek

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Geleenbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəˈleːmbeːk], Limburgish: Gelaenbaek [ɣəˈlɛːmbɛːk]) is a river in Limburg, the Netherlands. Its source is near Benzenrade, a hamlet in the municipality of Heerlen. It flows generally northwest, along Nuth, Schinnen, Spaubeek, turns north at Geleen, flows through the centre of Sittard, and further north through Nieuwstadt until it flows into a branch of the Meuse at Stevensweert. Its Latin name is "Glana", which means "bright brook".

Flows through: Netherlands.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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