Chiers

The Chiers is a river in , and . It is a right tributary of the . The total length of the Chiers is approximately 140 kilometres, of which 127 km in France.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Luxembourg, France and Belgian border, mouth in Meuse river
  • Also known as: Chiers River”, “Kor”, “Korn”, “Kuer”, “la Chère”, “La Chiers”, and “La Chiers Rivière

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Remilly-Aillicourt and Église Saint-Rémi de Remilly-Aillicourt.

Castle
is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sedan.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a sub-prefecture and the second most populous city in the Champagne-Ardenne region in . is known for its castle, which is claimed to be the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe. It is home to about 17,000 people. is situated 6 km northwest of Chiers.

Chiers

Latitude
49.65853° or 49° 39′ 31″ north
Longitude
4.99472° or 4° 59′ 41″ east
Elevation
154 metres (505 feet)
Open location code
8FX6MX5V+CV
Geo­Names ID
3025176
Wiki­data ID
Q635969
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Satellite Map

Discover Chiers from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Walloon—“Chiers” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Chiers
  • Basque: Chiers ibaia
  • Bulgarian: Чиерс
  • Catalan: Kuer
  • Cebuano: Chiers
  • Chinese: 希耶尔河
  • Chinese: 希耶河
  • Chinese: 谢尔河
  • Chuvash: Шьер
  • Czech: Chiers
  • Dutch: Chiers
  • French: Chiers
  • German: Chiers
  • German: Korn
  • German: Kuer
  • Hungarian: Chiers
  • Irish: Chiers
  • Italian: Chiers
  • Japanese: シエール川
  • Korean: 시에 강
  • Korean: 시에강
  • Ladin: Chiers
  • Latin: Chiersa
  • Latvian: Šjēra
  • Lithuanian: Šieras
  • Lithuanian: Šjeras
  • Luxembourgish: Kuer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Chiers
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Chiers
  • Norwegian: Chiers
  • Polish: Chiers
  • Portuguese: Rio Chiers
  • Romanian: Chiers
  • Russian: Шьер
  • Serbian: Шјер
  • Slovak: Chiers
  • Slovenian: Chiers
  • Spanish: Chiers
  • Spanish: rio Chiers
  • Spanish: río Chiers
  • Spanish: Río Chiers
  • Ukrainian: Ш’єр
  • Ukrainian: Шєр
  • Venetian: Fiume Chiers
  • Walloon: Tchiere

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Remilly-Aillicourt and Bazeilles.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sedan - Douzy Airport and Sedan Railway Station.

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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 “Chiers”. Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.