Meurthe (river)
The Meurthe (French pronunciation: [mœʁt]) is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. It is 161 km (100 mi) long.[1] Its source is in the Vosges mountains, near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges département, from where it flows in an overall north-westerly direction. Its name gave rise to the naming of the present French département Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former (before the change in the Franco-German border after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) département Meurthe.
Channelled during its route through Nancy, the river flows into the Moselle at Pompey on the northern edge of Nancy, a short distance down-stream from the Port of Frouard.
Towns along the river Meurthe include:
- in Vosges: Fraize, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Raon-l'Étape
- in Meurthe-et-Moselle: Baccarat, Lunéville and Nancy
Tributaries include:
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