Dam of the Weser

Lake Eupen is an artificial lake near in East Belgium, not far from . The lake is created by a dam which was built on the river in 1938 but inaugurated only in 1950 by Prince Charles of Belgium.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam
  • Also known as: “Dam of the Vesdre”, “Lake Eupen”, and “Vesdrestuwdam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: House Couvenplatz 1 and Schloss Thal.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Dam of the Weser.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 4 km northwest of Dam of the Weser.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Dam of the Weser.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eupen and Kettenis.

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is a small town in the province of , Belgium.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , East Belgium. is situated 4½ km northwest of Dam of the Weser.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 6 km east of Dam of the Weser.

Dam of the Weser

Latitude
50.61852° or 50° 37′ 7″ north
Longitude
6.09005° or 6° 5′ 24″ east
Open location code
9F28J39R+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333965454
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q165395
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Dam of the Weser” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة أويبن”
  • Cebuano: “Lac d’Eupen”
  • Chinese: “奧伊彭湖”
  • Croatian: “Eupen (jezero)”
  • Croatian: “Eupen”
  • Dutch: “Vesderstuwdam”
  • Dutch: “Weserstuwdam”
  • French: “barrage de la Vesdre”
  • French: “Barrage de la Vesdre”
  • German: “Wesertalsperre”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wesertalspär”
  • Romanian: “Barajul Weser”
  • Swedish: “Lac d’Eupen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aire du Barrage de la Vesdre and Wesertalsperre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The water treatment plant and Knotenpunkt 39.

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