Zorn (river)

Zorn
Map of the catchment area
The Zorn near Waltenheim-sur-Zorn
Location France, regions of Lorraine and Alsace
Reference no. FR: A34-0200
Length 97 km [1]
Source In the central Vosges, in the department of Moselle
48°33′54″N 7°13′21″E / 48.56500°N 7.22250°E / 48.56500; 7.22250Coordinates: 48°33′54″N 7°13′21″E / 48.56500°N 7.22250°E / 48.56500; 7.22250
Source height ca. 830 m
Mouth Near Rohrwiller into the Moder
48°45′07″N 7°54′57″E / 48.75194°N 7.91583°E / 48.75194; 7.91583
Mouth height ca. 120 m
Descent ca. 710 m
Basin Rhine
Progression Moder → Rhine → North Sea
Catchment 757.2 km² .[2]
Discharge
at Waltenheim-sur-Zorn gauge[3]		 Average mid:   5.91 m³/s
Small towns Saverne, Brumath
The Zorn near Waltenheim-sur-Zorn
Lützelburg castle above the upper reaches of the Zorn

The Zorn is a river that flows through the Lorraine and the Alsace as the largest and last of the tributaries of the River Moder, before the latter empties into the Rhine. It rises on the territory of Walscheid under the name Gelber Zorn ("Yellow Zorn", Fr.: Zorn Jaune) and becomes the Zorn after its confluence with the right-hand tributary, the Weißer Zorn ("White Zorn", Fr.: Zorn Blanche). It has a length of just under 97[1] kilometres and drains an area of 757 km². The French spelling Zorn first surfaced in the 18th century. Hitherto the river was called the Sorn, which stems from the pre-Celtic era and probably meant "the flowing one".[4] The upper reaches of the river as far as Saverne are viewed as having great, scenic beauty and are also home to many fine examples of architecture.

References

  1. 1 2 The figures on river length are based on the information about the Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Zorn (A34-0200)"., retrieved 27 August 2011, rounded to whole kilometres.
  2. ↑ Débits caractéristiques de la Zorn (French)
  3. ↑ Banque Hydro - Station A3472010 - La Zorn à Waltenheim-sur-Zorn, (menu point: Synthèse)
  4. ↑ Albrecht Greule: Vor- und frühgermanische Flußnamen am Oberrhein, Heidelberg, 1973, p. 97 ISBN 3-533-02294-3, zugl. Diss. of the University of Freiburg/Br. 1971

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