The Eisch () is a
river
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flowing through
Belgium
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and
Luxembourg
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, 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 ''d� ...
on its left in
Mersch. It flows through the towns of
Eischen,
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
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,
Septfontaines, and
Marienthal.
It has several sources near the villages of
Sélange (Belgium) and
Clemency
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(Luxembourg).
The Luxembourgish part of the Eisch is informally known as the '
Valley of the Seven Castles', 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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