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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Germany-luxembourg Border Crossings, Moselle, Echternach, Sauer, Wallendorf, Remich, Perl, Germany, Minden, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bollendorf, bereisenbach, Mertert, Echternacherbrck, Wasserbillig, Wallendorf-Pont, Bollendorf-Pont, Untereisenbach, Wasserbilligerbrck. Excerpt: Moselle (river) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The source of the Moselle is at the western slope of the Ballon d'Alsace in the Vosges mountains. The Moselle flows through the Lorraine region, west of the Vosges. Further downstream, in Germany, the Moselle valley forms the division between the Eifel and Hunsrck mountain regions. Its total length from source to mouth is approximately 545 km. Towns along the Moselle River are: The Moselle was celebrated in Mosella, an ancient Roman poem by Ausonius. In the twentieth century, the river and the folklore and local history of the towns along its banks were described by British travel writer Roger Pilkington. In the tale "The Seven Swabians" of the Brothers Grimm, the eponymous Swabians drown trying to cross the Moselle. From the left: Madon, Terrouin, Esch, Rupt de Mad, Orne, Fensch, Gander, Syre, Sauer, Kyll, Salm, Lieser, Alf, Endert, Brohlbach, Elz. From the right: Moselotte, Vologne, Meurthe, Seille, Saar, Olewiger Bach, Avelsbach, Ruwer, Feller Bach, Dhron, Ahringsbach, Kautenbach, Ltzbach, Flaumbach, Altlayer Bach, Baybach, Ehrbach. The Moselle valley between Nancy, Metz and Thionville is an industrial area, with coal mining and steel manufacture. The Moselle valley is famous for its beautiful scenery and the excellent wine produced, most well-known is the German wine-growing region of Mosel, while Luxembourg wine-growing region is called Moselle Luxembourgeoise and the French region is called VDQS Moselle. Most ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=143868
