Pétrusse

The Péitruss under the Passerelle

The Petruss ( Luxembourgish Péitruss, French Pétrusse ) is a fluid at its lower reaches by the City of Luxembourg Bach. On the eastern slope of the Dippecherbësch, a wooded survey Dippach also arise from multiple source streams that flow together at once; with the inflow of the last, the Märelerbach leads the Petruss then her name. As such, it flows through the municipality Bartringen and ends after only a little over 12 kilometers run in the Luxembourg district Gronn in the Alzette.

The name does not refer to Saint Peter, but comes from the Latin adjective Petresa ( stony), this comes from petra = stone because earlier the bed of Petruss was littered with it. In 1933 she was transferred to a concrete channel, in more recent times, however, the last 50 meters are at least been rehabilitated to its mouth as stony river bed in order to recreate the historical impression can.

In addition to the riverbed remains of the so-called Bourbon lock can still be seen, was built in 1728 in order to flood the valley in the event of an attack on the city can.

Petruss Valley

On their way they short runs within the City of Luxembourg, named after her Petruss Valley, which from the Upper Town - also high altitude - Bahnhofviertal separates. The valley of two bridges, the Passerelle and the Adolphe Bridge, in the city of " Al Bréck " (Old Bridge ) and " Nei Bréck " is called eccentricity ( New Bridge ).

Inflows

• Grouf (right)
• Zeiss Passenger Bach ( right)
• Eider (right)