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Encyclopedia > Moselle valley

The Moselle valley is a region in north-eastern France, north-western Germany, and eastern Luxembourg, centred on the river valley formed by the Moselle. The Moselle runs through, and along the borders of, the three different countries, and drains a fourth, Belgium. Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... The Moselle (French Moselle, German Mosel, from Latin Mosella, little Meuse) is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany, joining the Rhine river at Koblenz. ...


The Moselle has been promoted as a quality white wine-producing region since the nineteenth century; it is the heart of the Luxembourg wine industry, and is also of the German Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region. The Moselle has developed a strong tourism industry around its reputation as a rural idyll. The tourism sector is most prominent in the Luxembourgish and German parts of the Moselle. This article is about the beverage. ... Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is a German wine-growing-region in the valleys of the rivers Moselle, Saar and Ruwer near Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. ... More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ...


Luxembourg's part of the valley roughly corresponds with the central and eastern parts of the cantons of Grevenmacher and Remich. Almost all of the lowest-lying communes in Luxembourg lie along the Moselle. There are no large towns in Luxembourg's part of the Moselle valley, but the main settlements are Grevenmacher, Mondorf-les-Bains, Remich, and Wasserbillig, all of which have populations in excess of 2,000 people. Grevenmacher is a canton in the east of Luxembourg, in the district Grevenmacher. ... Remich is a canton in the east of Luxembourg, in the district Grevenmacher. ... This is a list of communes of Luxembourg by lowest point, in order of ascending altitude. ... This is a list of Communes of Luxembourg. ... District Grevenmacher Canton Grevenmacher Area 16. ... District Grevenmacher Canton Remich Area 13. ... Remich (Luxembourgish: Réimech) is a small city in south-eastern Luxembourg with approx. ... Wasserbillig is a small town in Luxembourg, at the confluence of the rivers Moselle and Sauer. ...


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Mosel Valley (Eng.) - Jo's TravelBytes (783 words)
The Mosel Valley owes its reputation to its sprawling woodlands, its splendid craftsmen's houses and its numerous stongholds and ruins, that tell us stories of war and romance.
Riesling originated in Germany on the banks of the Mosel and Rhine rivers where records show it was first cultivated around 1400.
Bernkastel-Kues is in the heart of the central Mosel Valley.
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