Zenne

Zenne

Infobox River
river_name = Zenne


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basin_countries = Belgium
length = 103 km
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watershed = The Zenne (Dutch) or Senne (French) is a small river that flows through Brussels, left tributary of the Dijle. Its source is in the municipality of Soignies. It is an indirect tributary of the Scheldt, through the Dijle and the Rupel. The Woluwe is one of the tributaries of the Zenne.

In total the Zenne is 103 km long.

In the centre of Brussels, the Zenne was completely covered up and major boulevards were built over top in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is still visible in the outskirts of Brussels and outside the city, though within the city it now runs mostly underneath the small ring. The Zenne was notorious for being one of Belgium's worst polluted rivers, since all effluents from the Brussels Capital Region were versed in it without treatment. In March 2007, the completion of new sewage treatment plants, began to remediate this problem.

The Golden Iris became used as the emblem of the Brussels Capital Region due to its habitat in the marshy plains around the river. The unique seasonal wild yeasts of the Zenne river valley are used in the production of the regional lambic style of beer.


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  • Zenne —   [ zɛnə] die, französische Senne [sɛn], Fluss in Mittelbelgien, 103 km lang, entspringt südöstlich von Soignies, durchfließt Halle und Brüssel, mündet nordwestlich von Mecheln in die Dijle. Die Zenne wird vom Brüssel Rupel Kanal begleitet …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • Zenne, die — * Die Zênne, plur. die n, ein nur in der Lausitz übliches Wort, die zähe Weide, oder Flechtweide zu bezeichnen, deren man sich zu den Körben bedienet. Es ist von dem Wendischen Sczina, welches wieder von czenu, dehnen, ziehen, abstammet, wovon… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Zenne —    See Senne …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • zenne — (F.) [ ﻪﻥز ] kadın rolünü üstlenen erkek sanatçı …   Osmanli Türkçesİ sözlüğü

  • ZENNE — Kadın kısmı. * Eskiden orta oyununda kadın rolü yapan erkek sanatkârlar hakkında kullanılan bir tâbirdi. Eskiden kadınlar, oyunda rol alamadıkları için erkekler kadın kıyâfetine girer ve oyunda kadın rolü yaparlardı …   Yeni Lügat Türkçe Sözlük

  • Zenne renne — Zẹnne rẹnne   [zu hebräisch Z̲ĕ ênä û rĕ ênä »kommt und schaut«, Hoheslied 3, 11], jiddisches Erbauungsbuch, das gegen Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts von Rabbi Jakob (Jaakov) ben Jizchak (Jsaak) Aschkenasi (* um 1550, ✝ 1628) unter ausgiebiger… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • De la Zenne — Recorded in many forms including De Senn, Senn, Senne, Senner, Zenne, de Zenne, de la Zenne, Zenner and Von Senner, this is a surname of Germanic origins. It is either occupational for the head man of a dairy farm or possibly a shepherd, or it… …   Surnames reference

  • Senne/Zenne — (river)    The Senne is the river on which Brussels was founded. The name derives from the Celtic Sonia. It was also called Sin in some early sources.    The Senne rises in the province of Hainault and flows through the city from southwest to… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • Senn — Recorded in many forms including De Senn, Senn, Senne, Senner, Zenne, de Zenne, de la Zenne, Zenner and Von Senner, this is a surname of Germanic origins. It is either occupational for the head man of a dairy farm or possibly a shepherd, or it… …   Surnames reference

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