Moselle

Also known as Mosel, Moselle River, Mosel River, Mosella River

The Moselle ( , ; ; ) 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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The Moselle is a river that begins in the Vosges mountains and flows through northeastern France, Luxembourg, and western Germany before joining the Rhine at Koblenz as one of its major tributaries. The river's watershed also extends into a small part of Belgium and includes two other rivers, the Sauer and the Our.

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River.name: Moselle
River.image: Schweicher Annaberg.jpg
River.image_caption: Typical landscape of Moselle vineyards near Schweich
River.map: File:Moselle watershed.png
River.map_caption: Map of the Moselle River watershed
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.source1_location: Vosges mountains
River.mouth_location: Rhine
River.subdivision_type1: Countries

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 65
Image: Schweicher Annaberg.jpg
Length: 544

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Commons category: Moselle River
Commons gallery: Moselle River
watershed area: 28286
discharge: 315
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Contents

Name
Geography
River sections
Catchment
Tributaries
List of tributaries
Towns
Adjacent mountain ranges
Geology
Water levels
History
Economy
Navigation
Locks and dams (weirs)
Tourism
Wine
Moselle umbrella brand
Moselle slate
Railways
Moselle in literature
Castles
References
Bibliography
External links

Its lower course "twists and turns its way between Trier and Koblenz along one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys." 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". 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.