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Zorn (river)

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2-752: The Zorn is a river that flows through the Lorraine and the Alsace as the largest and last of the tributaries of the river Moder , before the latter empties into the Rhine . It rises on the territory of Walscheid as the Yellow Zorn (German: Gelber Zorn , French: Zorn Jaune ) and becomes the Zorn after its confluence with the right-hand tributary, the White Zorn (Ge: Weißer Zorn , Fr.: Zorn Blanche ). It has

4-506: A length of just under 97 kilometres and drains an area of 757 km². The French spelling Zorn first surfaced in the 18th century. Hitherto the river was called the Sorn , which stems from the pre-Celtic era and probably meant "the flowing one". The upper reaches of the river, as far as Saverne , are home to many fine examples of architecture. This article related to a river in France

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