Editing Demer

{{Short description|River in eastern Belgium}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Demer
| image             = Demer.jpg
| image_caption     = The Demer in [[Hasselt]]
| source1_location  = [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]], Belgium
| mouth_location    = [[Dyle (river)|Dyle]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50.9686|4.6927|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation   =
| progression       = {{RDyle}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Belgium]]
| length_km = 85 
| discharge1_avg    =
| basin_size        =
}}

[[Image:Demerplus.jpg|thumb|The Demer and its tributaries in the south of the province of Limburg]]
The '''Demer''' is an {{convert|85|km|mi|adj=on}} long river in eastern Belgium, and a right tributary of the [[Dijle]]. It flows through the Belgian provinces [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]] and [[Flemish Brabant]]. Its source is near [[Tongeren]]. It flows into the river Dijle in Werchter, [[Rotselaar]] municipality.

The most important towns along the Demer are (starting from the source) [[Bilzen]], [[Hasselt]], [[Diest]] and [[Aarschot]]. Tributaries of the Demer are the rivers [[Herk (river)|Herk]], [[Gete]] and [[Velp (river)|Velp]] (all three in [[Halen]]).

The name "Demer" comes from the [[Celtic language]] words "tam" (dark coloured) and "ara" (water) giving rise to a name meaning "dark coloured river". The [[Winter brook (Beringen)]] is a tributary of the Demer River.

==External link==
* [https://archives.wallonie.be/ark:/44119/2pslg3hj8wt6 Lock on the Demer at Aarschot in 1940.] from the Site of the Walloon regional archives (fr).


==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Belgium]]
[[Category:Rivers of Limburg (Belgium)]]
[[Category:Rivers of Flemish Brabant]]
[[Category:Tongeren]]


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