The Peene Becque is a small river in Nord département in France. The word Peene may be related to the modern Dutch word Peen that refers to the wild carrot

Wild carrot

Daucus carota is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe, southwest Asia and naturalised to northeast North America and Australia; domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, Daucus carota subsp...

 plant (Daucus carota), while becque is the transliteration of the Dutch word beek, referring to a small stream (cf. English word beck).

The Peene Becque has its source in Sainte-Marie-Cappel

Sainte-Marie-Cappel

Sainte-Marie-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The small river Peene Becque has its source in Sante-Marie-Cappel.-Heraldry:-References:*...

, flows in a north-eastern direction through Zuytpeene

Zuytpeene

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, Noordpeene

Noordpeene

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, Ochtezeele

Ochtezeele

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, Arnèke

Arnèke

Arnèke is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-Geography:Arnèke is situated on the D55 . The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The village eastern limit with Ledringhem is voie romaine and southern limit is Peene Becque.-References:*...

, Ledringhem

Ledringhem

- Place names :The village center consists of the main square , the church, the cemetery, the town's hall and the village park, forming an islet nested in a large turn of the route de Wormhout.There are two subdivisons:...

, Wormhout

Wormhout

Wormhout is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The town's name is of Germanic origin.Neighbouring towns and villages :*Ledringhem to the south-west, separated by river Peene Becque*Esquelbecq-Heraldry:...

 and Wylder

Wylder

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 where it ends its course by flowing into the Franco-Belgian river Yser

Yser

The Yser is a river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and flows into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort.-In France:The source of the Yser is in Buysscheure, in the Nord département of northern France...

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The Peene becque constitutes a natural border between the villages of Arnèke and Ledringhem (to the south), between Ledringhem and Zermezeele and between Ledringhem and Wormhout.

Water quality

According to the organisation Schéma d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux (SAGE) de l'Yser , the water quality of the Peene Becque is poor, with domestic pollution having a greater impact than agricultural pollution, especially in summer when the water level is low.

Tributaries

The Peene Becque has even smaller tributaries, no more than large ditches, like the short one passing right in the centre of the village of Ledringhem, the Trommels Becque, looking like an open air sewage serving the La campagnarde neighborough, the Zermezeele

Zermezeele

Zermezeele is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The northern border between Ledringhem and Zermezeele is marked by the river Peene Becque.-Heraldry:-References:*...

 Becque , the Cray hill becque (4.4 km) crossing Arnèke or the Lyncke becque (6.7 km) crossing Zuytpeene.

See also

The 1677 Battle of Cassel

Battle of Cassel (1677)

The Battle of Cassel was fought on April 11, 1677, as a part of the Franco-Dutch War. It resulted in a French victory under Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, assisted by the Duke of Humières and Marshal Luxembourg, against the Dutch under William III of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands...

is also sometime referred as Battle of the Peene.

External links

• Dedicated site with photographs