Moder River
Encyclopedia
The Moder is a 93 km (57.8 mi) long river
in northeastern France
, left tributary of the river Rhine. Its source is near the hamlet
Moderfeld, in the commune
of Zittersheim
. It joins the Rhine near the Iffezheim Lock, in Germany
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in northeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, left tributary of the river Rhine. Its source is near the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
Moderfeld, in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Zittersheim
Zittersheim
Zittersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
. It joins the Rhine near the Iffezheim Lock, in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
External links
- http://www.geoportail.fr
- The Moder at the Sandre database