Eisch

The Eisch at simmering ( Septfontaines )

The Eisch ( Lux Äisch ) is a left tributary of the Alzette, with a length of 49 kilometers.

She rises 355 meters above sea level in the village Sélange in the municipality in the Belgian province of Luxembourg Messancy and reached after about 2 kilometers, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which she does not leave. The headwaters describes a 15 km long S- curve to the north, forming into two sections, the border between the Grand Duchy and the Belgian province. Between Stone Fort and Eischen their valley is gaining in depth. After that Hobscheid and simmering ( Septfontaines ) lie on its banks and over the valley Hollenfels that the municipality Tuntange ( Lux: tints, French: Tuntange ) belongs.

In Mersch Eisch opens a few meters after the Mamer in the Alzette, 214 meters above the sea.

Inflows

• Mille Bach ( right), 1.8 km
• Eschbach well (right) 3.2 km
• Grendelbach (left)
• Eisel Bach ( right), 2.6 km
• Kolerbach (left), 2.9 km
• Claire Fontaine ( Durbach ) (left), 4.2 km
• Besch (left)
• Mille Bach ( left)
• Haardebach (left), 1.2 km
• Giewelerbach (right), 5.1 km
• Leesbech (left), 1.3 km
• Melleschbach (left), 2.0 km
• Dondelerbach (right ), 2,4 kn
• Holertsbach (left), 2.0 km
• Kalbach (left), 0.8 km
• Reck Erbach (left)

The Valley of the seven Chateaux

The Eisch valley has once seven castles or fortresses counted, which is why it received the name " Valley of the seven Schösser " in the early 20th century:

The Luxembourg Post has published on this issue a series of stamps. There is this also a tourism web portal.

For the 15th time the Aischdallbiketour in 2010 with 275 participating mountain bikers organized.