Syre

Syr with Schüttringen

The Syr ( Luxembourgish: Sir, French: Syre ) is a 32 km long left tributary of the Moselle River in Luxembourg.

It rises with Syren at an altitude of 320 m and then runs in a northeasterly direction passing through the villages

• Moutfort
• Oetringen
• Schrassig
• Schüttringen
• Uebersyren
• Mensdorf
• Roodt- Syr
• Olingen
• Betzdorf
• Hagelsdorf
• Alarm clock
• Manternach

Before it flows into the Moselle in Mertert.

The fifteen communities include approximately 35,000 residents.

Inflows

• Trudlerbach (left), 1.7 km
• Schleederbach (left), 0.5 km
• Kackeschbach (left), 1.9 km
• Birelerbach (left), 2.8 km
• Aefelter (right), 1.6 km
• Aalbach (left), 3.7 km
• Bouneschbach (left), 3.6 km
• Kuelesbach (left), 0.5 km
• Roudemerbach (left), 3.6 km
• Buusbach (left), 1.5 km
• Flepsbach (left), 2.0 km
• Fluessweilerbach (right), 6.0 km
• Biwerbach (left), 3.9 km
• Faulbich (right) 1.3 km
• Wuelbertsbach (left), 4.4 km
• Sludge stream (left), 3.4 km
• Foolgruet (left), 1.8 km

Catchment area

The hydrographic network of 234 km lead to a catchment area with the area of 207 km ². Of these, 375 ha Natura 2000 bird sanctuary, 1,835 ha Natura 2000 habitat area, 828 ha classified nature reserve and 2,298 ha of potential conservation area.

The built-up area covers 2,133 ha; on forestry accounts for 6,549 ha, 11,985 ha for agriculture, viticulture on 28 hectares, 18 ha pond

River partnership

To develop an action plan for the protection and improvement of water quality and habitat flow, information and awareness of the population around the theme of water and the implementation of the first concrete steps a river Partnership was founded in the fall of 2011, of natural & ëmwelt and the Fondation Hëllef fir d ' is initiated and coordinated nature.