Bergse Maas

Dutch
Keizersveer bridge across the Bergse Maas near Geertruidenberg; to the right, the mouth of the Oude Maasje.

Alternative forms
  • (pre-1947 spelling) Bergsche Maas

Etymology

From the town of Geertruidenberg and the river Maas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛrx.sə ˈmaːs/

Proper noun

Bergse Maas f

  1. a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be the main distributary of the Maas River (French: Meuse) in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
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