Moder (river)
River in France
48°53′44″N 07°18′58″E / 48.89556°N 7.31611°E / 48.89556; 7.31611 • location
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The Moder (French: la Moder, [mɔdɛʁ]; German: die Moder) is a river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine. It is 82.1 km (51.0 mi) long.[1]
Etymology
The name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess.
Course
Its source of the Moder is near the hamlet Moderfeld, in the commune of Zittersheim. It joins the Rhine near the Iffezheim Lock, in Germany. The four primary tributaries of the Moder are the Zinsel du Nord, Zorn, Rothbach, and Soultzbach.[1]
The river passes through the following communes:
- Zittersheim
- Wingen-sur-Moder
- Wimmenau
- Ingwiller
- Menchhoffen
- Schillersdorf
- Obermodern-Zutzendorf
- Schalkendorf
- La Walck
- Pfaffenhoffen
- Uberach
- Niedermodern
- Dauendorf
- Ohlungen
- Schweighouse-sur-Moder
- Haguenau
- Kaltenhouse
- Oberhoffen-sur-Moder
- Bischwiller
- Rohrwiller
- Drusenheim
- Sessenheim
- Dalhunden
- Stattmatten
- Auenheim
- Fort-Louis
- Rœschwoog
- Neuhaeusel
References
- ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Moder (A3--0100)".
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Tributaries of the Rhine
(western)
- Vorderrhein
- Aua da Russein
- Schmuèr
- Alpine Rhine
- Vorderrhein
- Tamina
- Alter Rhein
- Rheintaler Binnenkanal
- Lake Constance
- Goldach
- High Rhine
- Thur
- Töss
- Glatt
- Aare
- Sissle
- Ergolz
- Birs
- Birsig
- Upper Rhine
- Ill
- Moder
- Sauer
- Lauter
- Spiegelbach
- Queich
- Speyerbach
- Rehbach
- Isenach
- Eckbach
- Eisbach
- Pfrimm
- Selz
- Middle Rhine
- Welzbach
- Nahe
- Moselle
- Nette
- Brohlbach
- Ahr
- Lower Rhine
- Erft
(eastern)
- Vorderrhein
- Rein da Tuma
- Rein da Curnera
- Rein da Medel
- Rein da Sumvitg
- Glogn
- Rabiusa
- Hinterrhein
- Ragn da Ferrera
- Albula/Alvra
- Alpine Rhine
- Hinterrhein
- Plessur
- Landquart
- Mülbach
- Ill
- Frutz
- Lake Constance
- Dornbirner Ach
- Bregenzer Ach
- Leiblach
- Argen
- Schussen
- Rotach
- Brunnisach
- Lipbach
- Seefelder Aach
- Stockacher Aach
- Radolfzeller Aach
- High Rhine
- Biber
- Wutach
- Alb
- Murg
- Wehra
- Upper Rhine
- Wiese
- Elz
- Kinzig
- Rench
- Acher
- Murg
- Alb
- Pfinz
- Saalbach
- Kraichbach
- Leimbach
- Neckar
- Weschnitz
- Modau
- Main
- Middle Rhine
- Wisper
- Lahn
- Wied
- Lower Rhine
- Sieg
- Wupper
- Düssel
- Ruhr
- Emscher
- Lippe
- IJssel
- Oude IJssel/Issel
- Berkel
- Schipbeek
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