Attert | |
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The Attert in Useldange
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Country | Belgium, Luxembourg |
Basin features | |
Main source | Thiaumont, Attert 406 m (1,332 ft) |
River mouth |
Colmar-Berg 49°48′54″N 6°05′46″E / 49.814933°N 6.09612°ECoordinates: 49°48′54″N 6°05′46″E / 49.814933°N 6.09612°E |
Progression | Alzette—Sauer—Moselle—Rhine—North Sea |
River system | Rhine |
Basin size | 299 km2 (115 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
The Attert (Luxembourgish: Atert) is a river flowing through Belgium and Luxembourg, left tributary of the Alzette. Its length is 38 kilometres (24 mi), of which 32 kilometres (20 mi) are in Luxembourg and 6 kilometres (4 mi) in Belgium. Its source is in Nobressart, north-west of Arlon, in the Belgian province Luxembourg. It flows into the river Alzette at Colmar-Berg. It flows through the village of Attert in Belgium, and the towns of Redange, Useldange, Boevange-sur-Attert, and Bissen in Luxembourg.