Attert (river)

The Attert in Useldingen

The Attert ( luxemb. Atert ) is a 38 km long river, which rises in the south-eastern Belgium, but for the most part flows through Luxembourg. It has a catchment area of approximately 299 km ².

The source is located at about 406 meters above sea level near the East Belgian town Thiaumont, just over 11 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital of Arlon. The source area is located on the southern edge of the Ardennes. The river runs in an easterly direction and reached shortly after the Belgian places Attert and Grendel the border with Luxembourg.

Larger towns along the river are also Redingen, Useldingen ( Lux Useldéng ) Boevange / Attert and bite. In Colmar- Berg ( Lux Kolmar - Bierg ) the Attert opens about four kilometers south of the city Ettelbrück at an altitude of 200 meters in the Alzette ( Lux Uelzecht).

Inflows

• Drouattert (left), 2.4 km
• Nobressart (left), 4.3 km
• Beyermillebaach ( Ruisseau de Beyermulhen ) (right ), 0.6 km (by Lischert 2.9 km )
• Luchterbaach ( Ruisseau de Loucherterbach ) (left), 2.5 km
• Schlaimbaach ( Ruisseau de mucus Bach) (left), 3.1 km
• Metzerterbaach ( Ruisseau de Metz Erbach ) (right), 3.1 km
• Dreibaach ( Ruisseau de Thollenweyer ) (left), 0.8 km
• Peternelsflass (right)
• Noutemerbaach ( Ruisseau de Nothomberbach ) (left)
• Koulbich (left ), 12 km
• Reitgesbaach (right)
• Fraesbech (left), 7.0 km
• Pall (right), 9.4 km
• Roudbach (left), 6.1 km
• Schammicht (left)
• Schwibech (right) ( with Huewelerbach ) 11.0 km
• Griselgrond (left)
• Aeschbech (right) 6.4 km
• Viichtbach (left), 6.3 km
• Tonnbaach (right)
• Deiwelsbaach (left)
• Buussbaach (left)
• Rädelsbaach (right)
• Schwaarzbaach (left)