The Zorn is a river that flows through the
Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gr ...
and the
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...
as the largest and last of the tributaries of the river
Moder, before the latter empties into the
Rhine
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. It rises on the territory of
Walscheid
Walscheid (Lorraine Franconian ''Wolscheid'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Population
Notable people
* Clotilde Ngouabi (1940–2019), French-born First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (1969 ...
as the Yellow Zorn (German: ''Gelber Zorn'', French: ''Zorn Jaune'') and becomes the Zorn after its confluence with the right-hand tributary, the White Zorn (Ge: ''Weißer Zorn'', Fr.: ''Zorn Blanche''). It has a length of just under 97
[The figures on river length are based on the information about the , retrieved 27 August 2011, rounded to whole kilometres.] 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".
[Albrecht Greule: ''Vor- und frühgermanische Flußnamen am Oberrhein'', Heidelberg, 1973, p. 97 , zugl. Diss. of the University of Freiburg/Br. 1971] The upper reaches of the river as far as
Saverne
Saverne (french: Saverne, ; Alsatian: ; german: Zabern ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27& ...
are viewed as having great, scenic beauty and are also home to many fine examples of architecture.
Tributaries
*White Zorn (''right''), 8.5 km
*Treubach (''left'')
*Mittbach (''left'')
*Ruisseau de Dabo (''right'')
*Fischbach (''right'')
*Ruisseau de Heyerst (left), 3.7 km
*Tiergartenbach (''right''), 3.7 km
*Hesselgraben (left)
*Stutzbach (''left''), 4.7 km
*Ruisseau le Mundel (''right''), 1.6 km
*Baerenbach (''right''), 11.3 km
*Ruisseau de la Fontaine Mélanie (''left''), 4.5 km
*Schlettenbach (''left'')
*Michelsbaechel (''left''), 5.1 km
*Liesgraben (''left'')
*Liesmattgraben (''left''), 3.4 km
*Southern Zinsel (''rivière la zinsel du sud'') (''left''), 30.9 km
*Mossel (''rivière la mossel'') (''right''), 21.2 km
*Horattgraben (''right'')
*Lienbach (''left''), 9.5 km
*Littenheimerbach (''Morenthalgraben'') (''right''), 3.1 km
*Rohrbach (''right'')
*Embsbaechel (''Bachgraben'') (''left''), 12.7 km
*Gebolsheimerbach (''left'') (via the ''Landgraben'' 11.2 km)
*Mattgraben (''right''), 1.2 km
*Rissbach (''left''), 8.0 km
*Seltenbach (''left'') (via the ''Hochstettergraben'' 9.6 km)
References
External links
La Zorn à Hoerdt Banque Hydro
Rivers of Grand Est
Tributaries of the Moder
Rivers of Moselle (department)
Rivers of Bas-Rhin
Rivers of France
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