Kyll

For the Belgian politician, see Wilhelm Kyll.

Kyll
Basin
Main source	Hautes Fagnes
Source elevation	±600 m
River mouth	Moselle 49°48′12″N 6°42′6″E / 49.80333°N 6.70167°E / 49.80333; 6.70167Coordinates: 49°48′12″N 6°42′6″E / 49.80333°N 6.70167°E / 49.80333; 6.70167
Size	834 km²
Countries	Germany, Belgium
Physiognomy
Length	142 km

The Kyll (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪl]), noted by the Roman poet Ausonius as Celbis,^[1] is a 142 km long river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel mountains, near the border with Belgium and flows generally south through the towns Stadtkyll, Gerolstein, Kyllburg and east of Bitburg. It flows into the Moselle in Ehrang, a suburb of Trier.

References

↑ Ausonius, Mosella, v. 359

Tributaries of the river Moselle

From the left	Madon Terrouin Esch Rupt de Mad Orne Fensch Gander Syre Sauer Kyll Salm Lieser Alf Endert Brohlbach Elz

From the right	Moselotte Vologne Meurthe Seille Saar Olewiger Bach Avelsbach Ruwer Feller Bach Dhron Ahringsbach Kautenbach Lützbach Flaumbach Altlayer Bach Baybach Ehrbach

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 244969524 GND: 4033896-4

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