The Nete ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːtə] ; French : Nèthe , French pronunciation: [nɛt] ) is a river in northern Belgium , right tributary of the Rupel . It flows through the Belgian province of Antwerp . It is formed in Lier , at the confluence of the rivers Grote Nete and Kleine Nete . It flows through Duffel and joins the river Dijle in Rumst to form the river Rupel. It drains nearly 60% of Antwerp province.
8-471: Nete may refer to: Nete (river) , in northern Belgium Grote Nete Kleine Nete Nete language , spoken in Papua New Guinea Nete virus , a lineage of segmented RNA viruses Nete (mythology) , one of the three muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi. Her sisters were Mese and Hypate Norethisterone enanthate (NETE),
16-453: A type of birth control Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nete . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nete&oldid=1173071724 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
24-574: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nete (river) The Grote Nete (Big Nete) river is about 85 km long and has its source near Hechtel in the Belgian province of Limburg . It flows in a western direction along the towns Geel , Westerlo and Heist-op-den-Berg before joining the Kleine Nete in Lier. Its main tributaries are
32-463: Is known in the area for its Carnival , which still follows medieval traditions. The village was first mentioned as Olmele in 1288. Olmen was an independent heerlijkheid and an agricultural community. In 1977, the municipality was merged into Balen. The Carnaval in Olmen does not have a parade, but is celebrated with the medieval Hanenkappen. The person who manages to decapitate the rooster becomes
40-636: The Molse Nete [ nl ] near Geel, the Grote Laak [ nl ; sv ] near Westerlo, and the Wimp [ nl ] near Herenthout . The Kleine Nete (Small Nete) river is about 50 km long and has its source near Retie in the Belgian province of Antwerp . North of the Grote Nete flows in south-western direction along the towns Herentals and Nijlen before joining
48-746: The Grote Nete in Lier. Tributaries, all coming from the North, include the Wamp [ nl ] near Kasterlee , the Aa [ nl ] near Grobbendonk , and the Molenbeek-Bollaak [ nl ] near Nijlen . During the French occupation of the Southern Netherlands (1792–1815) there was a département named after the river Nete, see Deux-Nèthes . In the valley of
56-529: The Grote Nete lies the Scheps natural landscape , between Olmen and Scheps . This Antwerp Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Belgium is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olmen Olmen is a village in the province of Antwerp , Belgium . The village is part of the municipality of Balen . Olmen
64-400: The king of its party. The Pakawi Park is a zoo in the village which specializes in felidae . The zoo used to be called Olmen Zoo, but was closed in 2017, due to animal welfare breaches. The owner and employees fixed most of the problems and at least tripled the living quarters of the animals. The zoo reopened on 22 June 2019 as Pakawi Park. This Antwerp Province location article
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