The Eisch () is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
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 ...
, joining 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 ''dà ...
on its left in
Mersch
Mersch ( ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch.
, the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population o ...
. It flows through the towns of
Eischen
Eischen ( lb, Äischen) is the largest town in the commune of Habscht in south-western Luxembourg, and its administrative centre. As of 2005, the town has a population of 1,532.
Name
Eischen takes its name from the river Eisch, which flows thro ...
,
Hobscheid
Hobscheid () is a town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.
Hobscheid was the administrative centre of a commune by the same name until 2018, when ...
,
Septfontaines
Septfontaines ( lb, Simmer, german: Simmern) is a small town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.
Septfontaines Castle is one of the castles belong ...
, and
Marienthal.
It has several sources near the villages of
Sélange
Sélange ( lb, Séilen; german: Selingen; wa, Sélindje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Messancy, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Nearby is the source
Source may refer to:
Research
* Histori ...
(Belgium) and
Clemency
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(Luxembourg).
The Luxembourgish part of the Eisch is informally known as the '
Valley of the Seven Castles
The Valley of the Seven Castles () is an informal name given to the Äischdall, the valley of the Eisch river, in central Luxembourg. The valley stretches from the confluence with the Alzette upstream to Steinfort, on the border with Belgium. Th ...
', for the seven castles that line its route.
International rivers of Europe
Belgium–Luxembourg border
Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium)
Rivers of the Ardennes (Luxembourg)
Rivers of Luxembourg
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Luxembourg (Belgium)
Rivers of Mersch
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