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The Saar (German: ⓘ; French: Sarre ⓘ) is a river in northeastern France and western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Vosges mountains on the border of Alsace and Lorraine and flows northwards into the Moselle near Trier.
The Lauter (German pronunciation: ⓘ; in its upper course also: Wieslauter) is a river in Germany and France.. The Lauter is a left tributary of the Rhine.Its length is 55 kilometres (34 mi), of which 39 km is in France and on the France–Germany border. [1]
Some rivers (the Meuse, for example) do not flow through Germany themselves, but they are mentioned for having German tributaries. They appear in italics . For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 kilometres (31 mi) (or have longer tributaries) are included below (see alphabetical list for a more comprehensive list).
The Rhine forms the eastern border of Alsace on the French side and the western border of Baden-Württemberg on the German side. Upstream of Karlsruhe ( 48°58′01″N 8°14′02″E / 48.967°N 8.234°E / 48.967; 8.234 ), the border leaves the Rhine, cutting westward to forming the northern border of Alsace and Lorraine on the ...
Most well-known is the German Mosel wine region, while the Luxembourg winegrowing region is called Moselle Luxembourgeoise and the French region is called AOC Moselle. Most notable among the wines produced here are Riesling, Elbling, Müller-Thurgau, Kerner, and Auxerrois. The German part of the Moselle is a tourist destination.
The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in italics. For clarity, only ...
From Altholz the river is the German-Swiss border until Basel, where it enters Switzerland for the last time. the Upper Rhine is the border between France (to the west) and Switzerland (to the east) for a short distance, from Basel to Hunningue. Here it becomes the Franco (to the west) – German (to the east) frontier until Au am Rhein. Hence ...
The region around the Saar River and its tributary valleys is a geologically folded, mineral-rich, ethnically German, economically important, and heavily industrialized area. It has well-developed transportation infrastructure , and was one of the centres of the Industrial Revolution in Germany.