Alzette
The Alzette (Luxembourgish: [Uelzecht] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: [Alzig] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a river in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer river, and so it is part of the drainage basin of the Rhine river.
| Alzette | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Sauer |
| Progression | Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
The Alzette river is sung in Ons Heemecht, the national anthem of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: [Wou d'Uelzécht durech d'Wisen zéit,...] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), French: [Où l'Alzette arrose champs et prés...] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: [Wo die Alzette durch die Wiesen zieht,...] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)).
Geography
The Alzette river has a length of 73 kilometres (45 miles) but only 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) of them are in France.[1] Its drainage basin has an area of 1,172 square kilometres (453 square miles), most of it in Luxembourg.
Course
The Alzette has its source in France in the territory of the commune of Thil in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle (Lorraine), at an altitude of about 305 metres (1,001 feet). It passes through the French communes of Villerupt (Luxembourgish: [Weller] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) and Audun-le-Tiche (German: [Deutsch-Oth] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Luxembourgish: [Däitsch-Oth] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help).[1]
After a few kilometers, the Alzette enters Luxembourg, flowing through the city of Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourgish: [Esch-Uelzecht] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: [Esch-an-der-Alzette] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or Esch-an-der-Alzig, French: [Esch-sur-Alzette] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). At Lameschmillen (near Bergem) it is joined by the Mess river.
It flows on a wide floodplain before getting into a narrow valley near Hesperange. Then it flows through the Luxembourgish cities of Luxembourg (where it is joined by the Pétrusse river) and Mersch (where is joined by the Mamer and Eisch rivers). It joins, as a right tributary, the Sauer river near Ettelbruck, at about 193 metres (633 feet) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Alzette rivers are left tributaries; those that join the river by the right side are very small streams.
Gallery
The Alzette near Hesperange
The Alzette in Grund, Luxembourg
The Wark joining the Alzette
The Alzette (left) joining the Sauer (right)
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "L'Alzette (A89-0200)" (in français). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
Other websites
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