Alzette
The Alzette is a river with a length of 73 kilometres in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer, and ultimately to the Rhine. It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river of France and Luxembourg
- Also known as: “Alzette River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ettelbruck railway station and Erpeldange Castle.
Ettelbruck railway station
Railway station
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Ettelbruck railway station is a railway station serving Ettelbruck, in central Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.
Erpeldange Castle
Town hall
Erpeldange Castle, located in the town of the same name in north-eastern Luxembourg, now houses the administrative offices for the Commune of Erpeldange, with its grounds open to the public. It has a history dating back to the 13th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettelbruck and Ingeldorf.
Ettelbruck
Photo: PixHunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ettelbruck is a small city in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It's located in the centre of the country, where the rivers Sauer, Wark and Alzette meet. This practical location has made Ettelbruck a major junction and transport hub, both historically and today.
Ingeldorf
Village
Photo: Hejnjahns, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ingeldorf is a small town in the commune of Erpeldange, in central Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 829.
Warken
Village
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Warken is a town in the commune of Ettelbruck, in central Luxembourg. The village has a population of 1,564 as of 2025 and lies near the Wark River. Warken is a part of Ettelbruck and is split in five departments: Cité Bourschterbach, Cité Warkdall, Cité Breechen. rue de Welscheid and rue de Buerden.
Alzette
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Alzette from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Alzette” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Alzette”
- Basque: “Alzette ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Альзет”
- Belarusian: “Альзэт”
- Belarusian: “Рака Альзет”
- Bulgarian: “Алзет”
- Catalan: “Alzette”
- Cebuano: “Alzett”
- Chinese: “阿尔泽特河”
- Chuvash: “Альзет”
- Croatian: “Alzette”
- Czech: “Alzette”
- Dutch: “Alzette”
- Estonian: “Alzette’i jõgi”
- Estonian: “Alzette”
- Estonian: “Alzig”
- Estonian: “Uelzecht”
- Finnish: “Alzette”
- French: “Alzette”
- German: “Alzette”
- German: “Alzig”
- German: “Uelzecht”
- Greek: “Αλζέτ”
- Indonesian: “Alzette”
- Irish: “Alzette”
- Italian: “Alzette”
- Japanese: “アルゼット川”
- Korean: “알제트강”
- Ladin: “Alzette”
- Latin: “Alesontia”
- Latin: “Alisontia”
- Latin: “Alisuntia”
- Latvian: “Alzete”
- Lithuanian: “Alzetas”
- Luxembourgish: “Uelzecht”
- Luxembourgish: “Uelzécht”
- Macedonian: “Alzette”
- Macedonian: “Алзет”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alzette”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alzig”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Uelzecht”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alzette”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alzig”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Uelzecht”
- Norwegian: “Alzette”
- Persian: “آلزت”
- Polish: “Alzette”
- Portuguese: “Alzette”
- Portuguese: “Rio Alzette”
- Romanian: “Alzette”
- Russian: “Альзет”
- Russian: “Альзетте”
- Serbian: “Алзет”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alzette”
- Slovenian: “Alzette”
- Slovenian: “Alzig”
- Slovenian: “Uelzecht”
- Spanish: “Alzette”
- Spanish: “Rio Alzette”
- Spanish: “Río Alzette”
- Swedish: “Alzett”
- Swedish: “Alzette”
- Turkish: “Alzette nehri”
- Turkish: “Alzette Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Альзет”
- Venetian: “Fiume Alzette”
- Western Frisian: “Alzette”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wilmeshof and Erpeldange-sur-Sûre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wark and Clemenshaff.
Luxembourg: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alzette”. Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 4.0.