Moselle
Moselle La Moselle | |
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![]() Typical landscape of Moselle vineyards near Schweich | |
Location | |
Country | France, Germany, Luxembourg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Vosges mountains |
- elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
Mouth | |
- location | Rhine |
- coordinates | 50°21′58″N 7°36′25″E / 50.36611°N 7.60694°E |
Length | 545 km (339 mi) |
Basin size | 28,286 km2 (10,921 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 290 cubic metres per second (10,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Moselle River (German: Mosel) is a river which flows through France and Luxembourg, then becomes part of the Rhine River after it flows into Germany. It is 545 kilometres (339 mi) long.
Important cities at the Moselle river are Metz, Thionville, Trier, Bernkastel-Kues and Koblenz.
The valley of the Moselle river is famous for the wine of Elbling, Riesling, and Müller-Thurgau - grapes in the wine growing region Moselle-Saar-Ruwer.
Tributaries
[change | change source]From the left: Madon, Terrouin, Esch, Rupt de Mad, Orne, Fensch, Gander, Syre, Sauer, Kyll, Salm, Lieser, Alf, Endert, Brohlbach, Elz.
From the right: Moselotte, Vologne, Meurthe, Seille, Saar, Olewiger Bach, Avelsbach, Ruwer, Feller Bach, Dhron, Ahringsbach, Kautenbach, Lützbach, Flaumbach, Altlayer Bach, Baybach, Ehrbach.
Other websites
[change | change source]- German page Archived 2021-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
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