Attert (river)

Attert

The Attert in Useldange
Origin Thiaumont, Attert
Mouth Colmar-Berg
Progression AlzetteSauerMoselleRhineNorth 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.