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  Zenne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Zenne is notorious for being one of Belgium's worst polluted rivers, since all effluents from the Brussels Capital Region are versed in it without treatment.
Senne Rouffaer is a famous actor in Flanders.
Senne is also a suburb of Bielefeld, Germany.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senne   (224 words)

  
 Way of the Willow
Senne described this advice in one word, "Wrong!" After several years of bulldozers and shovels, he admitted defeat and let the creek chose its own path.
Senne attended stream team and tree farming meetings to learn how land and trees on or near the banks of rivers and streams normally function.
Not only has Senne solved the problems of stream bank erosion and gravel deposition, his decision to restore a riparian forest helps nature provide cover and food for wildlife and clean water for stream life.
mdc.mo.gov /conmag/1996/10/60.html   (1458 words)

  
 Vilvoorde:Geschiedenis
It developed from a crossing place at the Senne river of a 3rd century Roman road between Castellum and Tungri.
Through the Senne river, the town had access to the port of Antwerp, and exported a good quality of woolen cloth.
Essentially, it replaced the narrow Senne river with a very modern wide water road, that gave Brussels its own port, most of it on the Vilvoorde territory.
users.telenet.be /peter.cnop/1e.htm   (570 words)

  
 WATER 
One example is the work carried out on the Woluwé River that resulted in the re-opening of a 800-meter section of the river, an increased rate of flow (via a connection to nearby springs) and the creation of a new green area.
In its meandering through Brussels, substances are thrown into the river that increase the concentration of most of the parameters analyzed and cause the quality targets for some pollutants to be exceeded.
The Canal is much less polluted than the Senne River and, both at its entry and exit points, in only a few instances has exceeded the quality targets.
www.ibgebim.be /english/contenu/content.asp?ref=1793   (1002 words)

  
 Cycling Belgium's Waterways: Brabant
Dijle River: Walem - Mechelen - Werchter - Leuven (43 km)
The narrow strip of wetland on the river side of the dyke is a nature preserve, and across the river is mostly woodlands.
For the next 5 km the river and canal are close - in fact the towpaths on the east side of the canal and west side of the river are sometimes one.
www.gamber.net /cyclebel/brabant.htm   (7696 words)

  
 Belgium - Origins Of Brussels
It grew up (as early as the eighth century) on the banks of the little river Senne, whose course through its midst is now masked by the modern Inner Boulevards, built on arches above the unseen stream.
The Senne is one of the numerous rivers which flow into the Schelde, and the original town clustered close round its banks, its centre being marked by the Grand' Place and the church of St. Nicolas.
The burgher town which was thus engaged in trade and manufactures was Flemish in speech and feeling, and lay in the hollow by the river and the Grand' Place.
www.oldandsold.com /articles21/belgium-14.shtml   (331 words)

  
 Commission report on urban waste water treatment shows significant progress in most of Europe
The main adverse effects of insufficiently treated waste water are pollution of drinking water resources, the ecological disturbance of the rivers and lakes (eutrophication) as well as dispersion of pathogens in bathing waters and shellfish waters.
In Brussels untreated waste water from the entire agglomeration is discharged directly to the river Senne which, within the city district, has been covered to avoid diseases and smells, but downstream of Brussels can be considered more of an open sewer than a river.
The adverse effect of the river Lambro on the Po is significant because bathing or irrigation has been forbidden, and fish cannot survive.
www.waternunc.com /gb/dg11en01.htm   (967 words)

  
 BLUE NETWORK 
The goal of the blue network, inseparable from the green network, is to revive rivers and waterways as well as to enhance water and wetlands, which are the cradle of the city.
Several rivers, such as the Geleytsbeek and the Molenbeek, are interrupted in many areas.
The third objective is to encourage and expand the social, landscape and recreational aspects of the rivers, ponds and wetlands, as well as to develop the ecological wealth in these milieus.
www.ibgebim.be /english/contenu/content.asp?ref=1782   (418 words)

  
 In Search of Lambic
The lambic-producing area of Belgium through which the Senne passes is called the Payottenland and is part of Flemish Brabant.
The Senne starts north of Brussels, then passes underneath the city, reappearing to the southwest as a small river.
Here, overnight, the wort has maximum exposure to the air and is inoculated with the yeasts and bacteria unique to the Senne River Valley: the yeasts Brettanomyces bruxellensis and lambicus, saccharomyces (cerevisiae, globosus, dairenis, pediococcus, suvarun bayanus), candida, torpulpis, hansenula, kloeckera, bacteria (entero, lactic acid, acetic acid).
www.allaboutbeer.com /features/223lambic.html   (3237 words)

  
 Sin título
The Senne is the river by which Brussels was built.
Halfway through the recording, while songs were still growing towards their final form, we learnt about Senne, the unsuspected river over which we had lived for so long, and we knew that was the title...
The songs in Senne are the ones that survived the natural selection process of time, the ones that refused to disappear.
www.angelfire.com /nh/soundless/2new.html   (692 words)

  
 Built By Barbarians:. Brussels, Baudelaire and a Comic Book (print version)
And then that river, the Senne, "a thick, murky body of water that refuses to reflect even the brightest of sunbeams." Here, Baudelaire touches on a sore point in Brussels' urban history.
Like in the case of historic Brussels, the Senne is appointed its scapegoat, but a simple covering-up is not going to cut it in Brüsel.
Because its ruinous influence has already penetrated all the walls of the old city, the rigorous removal of all the old city quarters is engendered as a necessary surgical operation.
www.morgenwelt.de /futureframe/991108-brussels.htm   (2900 words)

  
 Belgium - The Heart Of Brussels
Round this islet ran two branches of the little river Senne, at present obliterated by the Inner Boulevards.
Brussels, in short, has denied its parentage; the Senne, which is visible north and south of the Outer Boulevards, being covered over by arches within the whole of the Inner City.
You then pass between St. Nicolas on the left, and the Bourse on the right, and continue on to the Place Rouppe (ornamented with a fountain and a statue of Brussels personified) : whence the Avenue du Midi leads you straight to the Place de la Constitution, in front of the South Station.
www.oldandsold.com /articles21/belgium-15.shtml   (1862 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Brussels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
AD) by the Franks; an oratory was founded there (c.600) by the bishop of Cambrai on an island in the Senne.
The city was fortified (c.1100) and became (late 12th cent.) a commercial center on the trade route from Bruges and Ghent to the Rhineland.
Brussels became (1430) the seat of the dukes of Burgundy and later (1477) of the governors of the Spanish (after 1714, Austrian) Netherlands and was renowned for the luxury and gaiety of its life.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Brussels_History.asp   (752 words)

  
 Brussels, Belgium  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
The city is located on the Senne River, and boasts tree-shaded boulevards, splendid parks, imposing monuments, and beautiful buildings.
Centrally situated in northern Europe, Brussels is internationally important as the headquarters of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
The name of the city is probably derived from Broekzelle, a Dutch word meaning "village of the marsh." The town developed from Gallic-Roman settlements in the marshes of the Senne Valley before the 7th century AD.
www.galenfrysinger.com /brussels.htm   (733 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Belgium
It is one of the busiest ports in Europe; a commercial, industrial, and financial center; and a rail junction.
Flanders FLANDERS [Flanders], former county in the Low Countries, extending along the North Sea and W of the Scheldt (Escaut) River.
The northern parts of the Netherlands and Belgium form a low plain bordering on the North Sea, but S Belgium and Luxembourg are part of the Ardennes plateau.
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Belgium   (494 words)

  
 Cycling Belgium's Waterways: What's New
That is to protect pedestrians and cyclists from a great increase in traffic on the Leest bridge due to the reconstruction of the N16 between Haffen and Bettel.
André Maes reports an entirely new waterway route, along the Mark river from near the town of Meer (Antwerp province) to Breda, Netherlands.
The IJzer River towpath is now open for an additional 3.9 km east of Elzendammebrug.
www.gamber.net /cyclebel/whatsnew.htm   (2333 words)

  
 ArcNews Winter 2005/2006 Issue -- The Subsurface Geology of Brussels, Belgium, Is Modeled with 3D GIS
An average and easy population migrates to the periphery of the city (e.g., close to the Soignes Forest), forsaking many old quarters (along the axis of the Senne valley) occupied today by an underprivileged population.
Several layers are superimposed on the topographic maps: Point layers represent the 650 drill holes (yellow dots), the artesian wells (blue dots), and the quarries (symbol with a shovel and a pick).
Surface layers correspond to the Senne River with its meanders in the southern part (blue), the underground workings (pink) in the Lede Formation (Middle Eocene, Tertiary) in the eastern part of the city, and the old fortifications of Brussels (brown).
www.esri.com /news/arcnews/winter0506articles/subsurface-geology.html   (1228 words)

  
 Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - Why getting the wind up means the beer is good
From Brussels, the main road south-west has scarcely passed Lembeek, and is still in the Senne Valley, when there is a glimpse of the quarries at Quenast, said to be the largest in Europe.
He prospered and his son was able to build a baronial house, almost a chateau, next to the brewery, by the river Senne.
Nearer the brewery is a weekends-only cafe in a former water-mill complex on the river Senne: La Taverne des Moulins d'Arenberg (tel 067-636642), on Rue Docteur Colson, in the village of Rebecq.
beerhunter.com /documents/19133-000032.html   (1434 words)

  
 Region of Brussels-Capital (Belgium)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The valley of the river Senne has been housing Brussels for more than1,000 years.
The choice of this marsh iris as the symbol of Brussels did not occur for the creation of the region of Brussels-Capital (18 June 1989), as often believed.
In 1924, R. Cornette wrote that "this flower was chosen because it grows in the marshes, recalling that the capital was funded on the marshy banks of the Senne river and its tributaries (Maalbeek, Roodkloosterbeek, Geleytsbeek, Vuylbeek, Kerkebeek, Leybeek,...).
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-bxl.html   (734 words)

  
 Hotels Brussels Belgium : Hotel Ustel - Brussels - Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Ustel Hotel*** is located in a 19th century building and has 114 rooms including 16 studios and 4 apartments, all rooms are equipped with all comfort of today.
This first-class hotel has a cosy bar, a very good restaurant La Grande Ecluse (the former Lock of the River the Senne) and 2 meeting rooms.
The restaurant "La Grande Ecluse" (The Former Lock of the river the Senne) is situated in a classified and historical building.
www.benotel.com /belgium/brussels/ustel   (161 words)

  
 Lan chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Across the East River branch of the Hudson, the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens are situated on the western tip of Long Island.
Brussels The capital of Belgium, also spelt Bruxelles in French or Brussel in Dutch, is on the Senne River; in the middle of the country.
It is situated along the banks of the Cumberland River in the center of the state of Tennessee.
holidayinndaytonohio.info /lan_chile.html   (2316 words)

  
 Scotairways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 977, Charles, Duke of Lorraine, built the fortress on the Senne River that was the foundation of Brussels.
Limerick Limerick is situated at http://www.cruise-report.com/ the head of the estuary of the Jumpjet River Shannon, in the south-west of the Republic of Ireland.
Delhi derives its historic importance from its position in Northern India between the Aravalli Hills to the southwest and the Yamuna river o.
europeanfood.info /scotairways.html   (1148 words)

  
 Brussels, Belgium - PopularCities.com
Until the late 19th century, Brussels was a riverside city, built along the banks of the River Senne.
At that time, a decision was made to brick over the river and thus eliminate it as a source of flooding and any other annoyance it might cause.
Writers over the years, including Victor Hugo and Baudelaire were struck by the charm of the market square with its rows of guild houses set against the backdrop of the Town Hall and the king's house.
www.popularcities.com /cityguides/12100.htm   (5344 words)

  
 Urban Waste Water: Commission decides Court application against Belgium
It is evident from the response of Belgium to the Commission's Reasoned Opinion (notified in 1998)(1) that the largest of the two new treatment plants foreseen for Brussels will only be completed in 2003, five years after the expiry of the relevant deadline.
At present, untreated waste water from Brussels is discharged directly to the river Senne.
The Senne feeds into the river Schelde, which contributes significantly to the pollution of the heavily eutrophic coastal waters of the North Sea.
www.waternunc.com /gb/dg11en03.htm   (357 words)

  
 34. Teuto-Senne Bike&Rail Route/Weser-Lippe Bike&Rail Route   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
However, your constant companions along the Teuto-Senne tour are Teutoburg Forest and the Osnabrücker Land and Ravensburger Land regions with their magnificent avenues, hedgerowed paths, and the unspoilt countryside along the river Senne.
Starting from the old Hanseatic city of Bremen, this route also runs through charming scenery, passing through the greenery on the banks of the river Weser, parklands with birch-lined avenues, heaths, the meadows and forests of the Wiehen Hills, the gentle slopes of the Lipperland region and the valleys of the Egge Hills.
On this route, too, it is not the hills that will hold you up, but stopping to discover the villages, castles, palaces and stately homes along the way as well as the places to visit in the towns that you pass through on both tours.
www.germany-tourism.de /biking/route34.html   (444 words)

  
 ULB STEPFREE -Research activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A scientific follow-up of River Senne hydraulic and ecological characteristics.
Design and construction of a heavy metal preconcentrator to be used for trace metal monitoring in surface marine waters and estuaries.
An assessment of the emissions to surface waters and to the air for the period 1995-2000.
www.ulb.ac.be /polytech/stepfree/english/research/indexW.html   (160 words)

  
 Anderlecht (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The name of the city is made of a Celtic root *and or *ander, found in other toponyms (Andenne, Anderlues, Andernach) but whose meaning has been lost, and the Germanic word lach, river.
The first human settlements in Anderlecht date back to the Age of Stone; wooden huts were built on piles on the right bank of river Senne, on the sandy spur located between the Senne and the Maelbeek.
In the XVth-XVIth centuries, the chapter of Anderlecht was a main center of culture and religion in Europe.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-bxlan.html   (1364 words)

  
 Friends - The Gaymap - Bruxelles - Brüssel - Brussels
It is also the capital of the province of Brabant, on the Senne River, near Antwerp, and the headquarters of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Brussels is at the heart of the Belgian railway system, and is linked by canal to the national network of inland waterways and to the sea.
The town developed from Gallo-Roman settlements in the marshes of the Senne Valley before the 7th century AD.
www.gaymap.info /bruxelles   (677 words)

  
 VILVOORDE WAVES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Senne river has now become a major source of pollution.
Due to Belgian federalism, the heavily polluted water of the Brussels community streams unstopped into the city, the first on Flemish soil.
The Canal remains the main economic artery of the city.
users.telenet.be /peter.cnop/7e.htm   (43 words)

  
 Learn about Brussels' rich history
Towards the end of the 6th century, St Gery, the bishop of Canbria, built a chapel on the swampy lands by the Senne River that is now Brussels.
After Charlemagne’s death, the empire was divided by the River Scheldt under the Treaty of Verdun in 843.
As a military strategy, the Spanish sealed off Antwarp’s access to the sea so that goods could not be shipped to the through the United Provinces to the River Scheldt.
www.internationalcircuit.com /brussels-belgium/history.html   (1496 words)

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