Sauer

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The Sauer (German and Luxembourgish, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) or Sûre (French, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. A left tributary of the Moselle, its total length is Template:Convert.

Rising near Vaux-sur-Sûre in the Ardennes in southeastern Belgium, the Sauer flows eastwards and becomes the border with Luxembourg near Martelange. It forms the border between Belgium and Luxembourg for Template:Convert north of Martelange. West of Esch-sur-Sûre it flows into an artificial lake, the Upper Sûre Lake created by the Esch-sur-Sûre Dam, which gives its (French) name to the Luxembourgish commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre. After flowing through Ettelbruck and Diekirch, the Sauer forms the border between Luxembourg and Germany for the last Template:Convert of its course, passing Echternach before emptying into the Moselle in Wasserbillig. The rivers Wiltz, Alzette, White Ernz, Black Ernz, Our, and Prüm are tributaries.

External links

• Template:In lang The Obersauer Nature Park

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