Alzette
| Alzette | |
|---|---|
 The Alzette winding through Grund, Luxembourg | |
| Basin | |
| River system | Rhine |
| Progression | Sauer—Moselle—Rhine—North Sea |
| Main source |
Thil 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| River mouth | Ettelbruck 49°50′53.5″N 6°6′43″E / 49.848194°N 6.11194°ECoordinates: 49°50′53.5″N 6°6′43″E / 49.848194°N 6.11194°E |
| Countries | France, Belgium, Luxembourg |
| Physiognomy | |
| Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
| Features | |
| Tributaries | |
The Alzette (Luxembourgish: Uelzecht, German: Alzig) is a river with a length of 73 kilometres (45 mi) in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer.
It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, France. It crosses the border with Luxembourg after a few kilometres. 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.
The Sauer is a tributary to the Moselle.
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