Salm (Amblève)

The Salm () is a river in eastern

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(provinces of Liège and

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), left tributary to the river Amblève. Its source is in the Ardennes, close to the border with

near Bovigny. The Salm flows through the municipalities

Gouvy Gouvy (; wa, Gouvi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km2, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2. T ...

Vielsalm Vielsalm (; wa, Li Viye Såm) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The town is part of the Arrondissement of Bastogne. It is the place of origin of the House of Salm. On 1 January 2018 the municipality ha ...

and

Trois-Ponts Trois-Ponts (; wa, Treûs-Ponts; both literally ''Three Bridges'') is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Trois-Ponts had a total population of 2,445. The total area is 68.90 km² whic ...

, where it joins the river Amblève. It was also fought over in

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. The 106th Golden Lions Division of the

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held the river until overrun by the Germans. Some of the men ran into the river to get away from the Germans and made it across successfully. Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium) Rivers of Belgium Rivers of Wallonia Rivers of Liège Province Rivers of Luxembourg (Belgium) Trois-Ponts Vielsalm {{Belgium-river-stub