Moselle
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The Moselle (/moʊˈzɛl/ moh-ZEL,[1] French: [mɔzɛl] ⓘ; German: Mosel [ˈmoːzl̩] ⓘ; Luxembourgish: Musel [ˈmuzəl] ⓘ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is in its basin as it includes the Sauer and the Our.
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• location | Vosges mountains |
• elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
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• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 50°21′58″N 7°36′25″E |
Length | 546 km (339 mi) |
Basin size | 28,111 km2 (10,854 sq mi) |
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• average | 284 m3/s (10,000 cu ft/s) |
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Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
Its lower course "twists and turns its way between Trier and Koblenz along one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys."[2] In this section the land to the north is the Eifel which stretches into Belgium; to the south lies the Hunsrück. The river flows through a region that was cultivated by the Romans. Today, its hillsides are covered by terraced vineyards where "some of the best Rieslings grow".[2] Many castle ruins sit on the hilltops above wine villages and towns along the slopes. Traben-Trarbach with its art nouveau architecture and Bernkastel-Kues with its traditional market square are two of the many tourist attractions on the Moselle river.