Attert (river)

The Attert (, ; ) is a river flowing through

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

and

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

, left tributary of the

Alzette The Alzette (; ; ) is a river with a length of in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer (a tributary to the Moselle), and ultimately to the Rhine. It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''dé ...

. Its length is , of which are in Luxembourg and in Belgium. Its source is in

Nobressart Nobressart ( wa, Nåbrissåt; lb, Elchert/Gehaanselchert; german: Elchenroth) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Attert, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Nearby is the source of the Attert River. The ...

, north-west of

Arlon Arlon (; lb, Arel ; nl, Aarlen ; german: Arel ; wa, Årlon; la, Orolaunum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is t ...

, in the Belgian province

. It flows into the river Alzette at

Colmar-Berg Colmar-Berg ( lb, Colmer-Bierg, german: Colmar-Berg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette. Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg' ...

. It flows through the village of

Attert Attert (; lb, Atert; wa, Ater) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabita ...

in Belgium, and the towns of

Redange Redange or Redange-sur-Attert (; ; ) is a commune and town in northwestern Luxembourg, near the border with Belgium. It is the capital of the canton of Redange. Redange is situated on the river Attert, a tributary of the Alzette. , the town of ...

Useldange Useldange ( lb, Useldeng ; german: Useldingen) is a commune and small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. , the town of Useldange, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1965. Other towns within the commune ...

Boevange-sur-Attert Boevange-sur-Attert (, literally ''Boevange on Attert''; lb, Béiwen-Atert; german: Böwingen/Attert) is a small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Attert. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. O ...

, and

Bissen Bissen ( ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Attert. , the town of Bissen, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 3,021. Bissen is home to a steel factory, o ...

in Luxembourg. International rivers of Europe Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium) Rivers of the Ardennes (Luxembourg) Rivers of Luxembourg Rivers of Belgium Rivers of Luxembourg (Belgium) Attert {{Belgium-river-stub no:Attert