Attert | |
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The Attert in Useldange |
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Origin | Thiaumont, Attert |
Mouth | Colmar-Berg |
Progression | Alzette—Sauer—Moselle—Rhine—North Sea |
Basin countries | Belgium, Luxembourg |
Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
Source elevation | 406 |
Basin area | 299 km2 (115 sq mi) |
River system | Rhine |
The Attert (Luxembourgish: Atert) is a river flowing through Belgium and Luxembourg, left tributary of the Alzette. Its length is 38 km, of which 32 km are in Luxembourg, and 6 km 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.