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Chiers
The Chiers (; lb, Kuer, german: Korn) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is aproxamately , of which in France. The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg. The Chiers flows roughly in western direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through Athus (province of Luxembourg). It then crosses the border with France, flows through Longwy and Longuyon (Meurthe-et-Moselle) and forms the border with Belgium for a few kilometres near Torgny (in the municipality of Rouvroy). It continues through France, along Montmédy (Meuse) and Carignan ( Ardennes). The Chiers flows into the Meuse at Bazeilles, near Sedan. The main tributaries of the Chiers are the Loison and the Othain The Othain () is a long river in the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse '' départements'', northeastern France. Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulnois (river)
The Aulnois (also: ''Aunois'') is a Franco-Belgian river which flows in the French Ardennes département and in the province of Luxembourg in the far south of Belgian Wallonia. It is about long, of which 7 km in France. It is a fairly fast-flowing right tributary of the Chiers. Geography The Aulnois rises in the forest of Muno which stretches over the south of the Belgian province of Luxembourg. It generally flows southwards throughout its course. After crossing the Franco-Belgian border it continues towards the south until its confluence with the Chiers, which occurs at Carignan in the Ardennes just after the Aulnois has received its main tributary, the Matton. Localities along the Aulnois The Aulnois flows through the French communes of Messincourt, Pure, Osnes and Carignan, all in the Ardennes département. In Belgium it flows through Muno, part of the Florenville municipality in the province of Luxembourg. Tributaries * La Goutelle, a right tributary, received at Messin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Othain
The Othain () is a long river in the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse ''départements'', northeastern France. Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Chiers into which it flows between Villécloye and Montmédy. Communes along its course This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Gondrecourt-Aix, Affléville *Meuse: Dommary-Baroncourt, Domremy-la-Canne, Gouraincourt, Spincourt, Vaudoncourt, Muzeray, Nouillonpont, Duzey, Rouvrois-sur-Othain, Pillon, Sorbey, Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Grand-Failly *Meuse: Rupt-sur-Othain *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Petit-Failly *Meuse: Marville *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon, Villers-le-Rond *Meuse: Flassigny, Velosnes *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Othe *Meuse: Bazeilles-sur-Othain, Villécloye, Montmédy Montmédy (, german: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Citadel of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Differdange
Differdange ( lb, Déifferdeng or (locally) ; german: Differdingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, west from the country's capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. With a population of around 26,000, Differdange is the country's third largest city. It is also the main town of the commune, and other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, Fousbann, and Oberkorn. Differdange is an industrial town that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, much of its development occurred during its heyday. Today, Differdange still remains an important industrial center, with ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, retaining the ARBED steel plant in the town. Notable landmarks in Differdange include the Maison de Soins de Differdange, an ancient Cistercian abbey dating back to 1235 and the Differdange Castle, located on a hill in the centre of the town, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charency-Vezin
Charency-Vezin () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 Communes of France, communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2022): References Charencyvezin {{MeurtheMoselle-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montmédy
Montmédy (, german: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Citadel of Montmédy In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became the capital of his territory – later it belonged to Luxembourg, Burgundy, Austria and Spain. The original castle was replaced with a fortress by Charles V in the 16th Century. After Marville and Stenay had been occupied by the French, 30,000 soldiers, including King Louis XIV, attacked Montmédy, whilst 756 were defending it in 1657. They held it for 57 days and surrendered only after the death of the governor Jean V of Allamont. The military engineer Vauban advanced the outer fortifications, the moats and the walls after the siege of 1657. During the French Revolution in 1791, the fortress was the anticipated destination of King Louis XVI and his family in their unsuccessful attempt to escape from the growing radical republicanism of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Luxembourg (Belgium)
These are the main rivers of Luxembourg. All of Luxembourg's rivers are drained into the North Sea, most via the river Moselle, except in the extreme south-west of the country, which are drained by the Chiers. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted alphabetically. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea. Some rivers (e.g. Meuse, Rhine) do not flow through Luxembourg themselves, but they are mentioned for having tributaries from Luxembourg. They are given in ''italics''. For an alphabetical list of rivers of Luxembourg see :Rivers of Luxembourg. *''Meuse'' (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands) **Chiers (at Bazeilles, France) *''Rhine'' (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) **Moselle (at Koblenz, Germany) ***Sauer (at Wasserbillig) ****Black Ernz (at Grundhof) ****White Ernz (at Reisdorf) ****Our (at Wallendorf) ****Blees (at Bettendorf) ****Alzette (at Ettelbruck) *****Wark (at Ettelbruck) *****At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Luxembourg
These are the main rivers of Luxembourg. All of Luxembourg's rivers are drained into the North Sea, most via the river Moselle, except in the extreme south-west of the country, which are drained by the Chiers. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted alphabetically. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea. Some rivers (e.g. Meuse, Rhine) do not flow through Luxembourg themselves, but they are mentioned for having tributaries from Luxembourg. They are given in ''italics''. For an alphabetical list of rivers of Luxembourg see :Rivers of Luxembourg. *''Meuse'' (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands) **Chiers (at Bazeilles, France) *''Rhine'' (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) **Moselle (at Koblenz, Germany) ***Sauer (at Wasserbillig) ****Black Ernz (at Grundhof) ****White Ernz (at Reisdorf) ****Our (river), Our (at Wallendorf (Eifel), Wallendorf) ****Blees (at Bettendorf, Luxembourg, Bettendorf) ****Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longuyon
Longuyon () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants are called ''Longuyonnais''. Geography Longuyon is located at the confluence of the Chiers and Crusnes rivers and southwest of the commune of Longwy. It is bordered on the north by the Belgian province of Luxembourg, and just south of the Belgian city of Grandcourt. History left, Saint Agatha's Church and cemetery The town is named after a "long ford" (from the Latin ''longa guada'') that allowed crossing of the Chiers in Roman times. It was known as Longagio (634), Longio (973), Longione (973), monasterri longagionis (10th century), Longion (1030), Longuion (1209), Longuio (1756). Several Gallo-Roman sites were excavated in 1934; they contained the remains of substructures and fragments of painted plaster. A necropolis of the later Roman Empire was excavated in 1843 in Magé. The first mention of Longuyon (as Longagio) dates from 634. At that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west ( Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Belgium
These are the main rivers of Belgium. All of Belgium is drained into the North Sea, except the municipality of Momignies (Macquenoise), which is drained by the river Oise (river), Oise into the English Channel. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted alphabetically. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea. Some rivers (e.g. Moselle, Rhine, Seine) do not flow through Belgium themselves, but they are mentioned for having Belgian tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. Below, the Belgian rivers are given alphabetically. See also :Rivers of Belgium. If the names are different in French, Dutch or German, they are given in parentheses (only given if the river comes into French, Dutch or German-speaking territory). Note for additions: Please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of Belgium, see the category :Rivers of Belgium. By basin Meuse *''Greve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazeilles
Bazeilles () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged into Bazeilles. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bazeillais'' or ''Bazeillaises''. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''. Geography Bazeilles is located some 4 km south-east of Sedan and 2 km west of Douzy. Access to the commune is by Route nationale 43 (N43) from Sedan in the west which passes through the north of the commune and changes to the D8043 before continuing east to Douzy. Exit Balan lies within the commune which leads to the D764 that goes south to the village. The N43 also links with the beginning of the N58 in the commune which goes north. Other access roads include the D8043A from Balan in the north-west which goes to the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardennes (department)
Ardennes () is a department in the region of northeastern France named after the broader Ardennes. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The department has 270,582 inhabitants.Populations légales 2019: 08 Ardennes INSEE The inhabitants of the department are known as or . Geography Political geography The department of Ardennes is bounded by Aisne to the west, to the south, |
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