Alzette
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).
| Alzette | |
|---|---|
 The Alzette winding through Grund, Luxembourg | |
 Course of the Alzette | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Thil |
| • elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Mouth | Sauer |
• location | Ettelbruck |
• coordinates | 49°50′54″N 6°6′43″E |
| Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mess, Pétrusse, Eisch, Attert, Wark |
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.
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