Maas), bordering the Netherlands. For this reason the river is called Grensmaas (for "border Meuse") here. Two smaller rivers, the Bosbeek (or Oeterbeek)...

blown by sea winds. Over time a relatively deep valley was eroded by the Grensmaas. The slope of the plateau to the west of the Maas valley is steep and...

lying in the eastern end of the municipality. Kessenich is the end of the Grensmaas, the part of the Meuse who forms a natural border with the Dutch province...