Alzette
River in Luxembourg and France
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The Alzette winding through
Grund, Luxembourg
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Course of the Alzette
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Thil |
• elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Mouth | Sauer |
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Ettelbruck |
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49°50′54″N 6°6′43″E / 49.84833°N 6.11194°E / 49.84833; 6.11194 |
Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
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Progression | Sauer → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mess , Pétrusse , Eisch , Attert , Wark |
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The Alzette ( French pronunciation: [alzɛt] ; Luxembourgish : Uelzecht [ˈuəltsəɕt] ; German : Alzig [ˈaltsɪç] ) is a river with a length of 73 kilometres (45 mi) in France and Luxembourg . It is a right tributary of the Sauer (a tributary to the Moselle ), and ultimately to the Rhine .
It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département , France. It crosses the border with Luxembourg after 2.7 km (1.7 mi) . [1] At Lameschmillen (near Bergem ) it is joined by the Mess . It flows through the Luxembourgish towns Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg City and Mersch , and empties into the Sauer near Ettelbruck .
The rocky cliffs above the Alzette in Luxembourg are called ' Bock '. This name was given to the Casemates du Bock; [2] a honeycomb of tunnels colloquially named 'Paula', which runs under the ruins of the Fortress of Luxembourg . It protected Luxembourg City for centuries.
References
- ↑ Sandre . "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Alzette (A89-0200)" .
- ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications" . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . Retrieved 2022-05-13 .
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