Jeker
The Jeker is a river in Belgium and in the Netherlands. It is a left-bank tributary to the river Meuse. The source of the Jeker is near the village of Geer, in the Belgian province of Liège.
Photo: Dhenrotte, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Belgium and the Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Jeker”, “Djer,”, “Jaar”, “Le Geer”, “Neker”, “Ζερ”, “イェーケル川”, and “耶凱爾河”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Château Neercanne and Cannerberg.
Château Neercanne
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ENCI-bos and Kanne.
Biesland
Neighborhood
Biesland is a neighbourhood of Maastricht, Netherlands located in the southwest of the city.
Jeker
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.81938° or 50° 49′ 10″ north
Longitude
5.6704° or 5° 40′ 13″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
9F27RM9C+Q5
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Walloon—“Jeker” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Jeker”
- Catalan: “Jeker”
- Cebuano: “Geer”
- Chinese: “耶克河”
- Dutch: “Jeker”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر چيكير”
- French: “Geer”
- Georgian: “ეკერი”
- German: “Jeker”
- Greek: “Γέκερ”
- Hungarian: “Jeker”
- Irish: “Jeker”
- Italian: “Geer”
- Japanese: “イェーカー渓谷”
- Latin: “Jecora”
- Limburgan: “Jeker”
- Lithuanian: “Jekeras”
- Luxembourgish: “Geer”
- Mingrelian: “ეკერი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jeker”
- Romanian: “Jeker”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jeker”
- Slovenian: “Jeker”
- Spanish: “Geer”
- Spanish: “Río Geer”
- Ukrainian: “Гір (притока Маас)”
- Ukrainian: “Гір”
- Walloon: “Djer”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Neerkanne and Petit-Lanaye.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Saint Peter and Castle Lichtenberg.
Netherlands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
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