Moselle
river in Western Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the river in France, Luxembourg, and Germany. For the river in England, see River Moselle (London).
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.
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Moselle La Moselle | |
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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 |
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 |
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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.