Moselle valley

The Moselle valley is a natural spatial feature unit group in the Rhenish Slate Mountains and thus the Central Upland Range. It is entirely in Rhineland -Palatinate and includes the valley of the Moselle in Germany of the Saar River estuary in Konz (Landkreis Trier -Saar castle ) to weary (Landkreis Cochem- Zell). Furthermore, the left of the Mosel river valley Wittlicher as well as the valley of the Saar Serrig is ( again Trier -Saar castle ) added to its confluence with the Moselle.

The location in the Middle Rhine area Estuary course of the Mosel is not expected to nature space below Müdens to German Corner in Koblenz. According to the district of Mayen -Koblenz has minimal edge - shares.

Position relative to other major groups of units

The Moselle valley stretches from the western border of Germany to the northeast, where it encounters the approximately perpendicular thereto Middle Rhine area, beyond which it is extended by watering - Koblenz Lahn valley. Links, ie north-west of the Moselle valley are Gutland and East Eifel, right and so southeast of the Hunsrück.

Nature regions

The Moselle valley is divided as follows:

  • 25 Moselle Valley 250 Middle Mosel Valley 250.0 Trier Moselle valley ( with borders ) 250.00 Trier Moselle valley (from Konz to Schweich )
  • 250.01 Palliener sandstone cliffs (left)
  • 250.02 Tarforster plateau (right)
  • 250.03 Lower Ruwertal (right, Ruwer from below Waldrachs )
  • 250.10 Leiwener Mosel edge heights ( to the right of 250.30 )
  • 250.11 Enkircher Mosel edge heights ( to the right of 250.32 to Punderich )
  • 250.30 Neumagener Mosel loops ( Longuich to Minheim )
  • 250.31 Osann- Veldenzer circulation mountains (both sides, Wintrich to Andel )
  • 250.32 Traben-Trarbach Mosel - Zeller loops ( Bernkastel -Kues to St. Aldegund )
  • 250.33 Cochem staples (St. Aldegund to Cochem )
  • 250.34 Klotten - Treiser Moselle Valley ( Cochem below to weary )
  • 251.0 Southwest Wittlicher Valley 251.00 Föhrener hilltop land ( between Schweich, pine and Bekond )
  • 251.01 baiting Rather plateau (around Hetzerath )
  • 251.10 Sehlemer Salmtal ( Salm of Rivenich to Salmtal )
  • 251.11 Dreiser valley ( between Dreis and Wittlich )
  • 251.12 Wittlich Valley ( Wittlich and the areas west-northwest and south-southwest: Lieser from Wittlich to plates; northeast to Bausendorf )
  • 252.0 Saar Burger forest (left of the Saar)
  • 252.1 Saartalsenke 252.10 Saar Burger valley widening ( Serrig to below Saar castle )
  • 252.11 Ayler Umlauftal ( Schoden to Konz - north of Ayl )
  • 252.12 Come Linger Umlauftal (right of the Moselle between Wiltingen and Konz - Come in Lingen )

Counties and cities

Downstream of the Saar and the Moselle happens the natural environment following districts ( in places only the more important cities ):

  • District of Trier -Saar castle Saar castle
  • Konz
  • Trier ( cycle-free, but surrounded by the circle)
  • Schweich
  • Wittlich ( left of the Mosel )
  • Bernkastel -Kues
  • Traben -Trarbach
  • Cell
  • Cochem
Rhenish Massif Deutsches Eck Gutland (Luxembourg) Ruwer (river) Moselle Hills Bernkastel-Kues Lieser (river) Platten, Germany Bengel Ardennes Kellerwald Taunus
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