Ernz-Noir [1] ( Luxembourg Schwaarz Iernz , French Ernz noire , German Schwarze Ernz ) - a river in the Grevenmacher district of Luxembourg [2] , a tributary of the Sauer ( Rhine basin). It flows through the cantons of Echternach and Grevenmacher .
| Ernz Noir | |
|---|---|
| Luxemburg Schwaarz iernz | |
 Ernz Noir near Mullertal | |
| Characteristic | |
| Swimming pool | 70 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Grunewald Forest |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Sauer |
| • Location | Grundhof village |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Sauer → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Grevenmacher |
| Areas | Echternach , Grevenmacher |
 - source  - mouth | |
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Etymology
Literally, the name Ernz-Noir is translated as Black Ernz . Not far away, in the Reisdorf region, the Ernz-Blanch River (White Ernz) flows. The first mention of Ernets is found in the act (876-77) of the 13th century, as the Arantia River. This hydronym comes from the Old High German female root "ara" ( merger, influx ) with the addition of the suffix - nt . Root. “Ara” forms a number of river names, for example, the Are river in Switzerland [3] . The original name of Arenza or Arinza gradually transformed in the language and by the end of the 11th century took shape as Erinza.
Physico-geographical characteristics
The length of the river is 21 km. The catchment area is more than 70 km² [4] .
Ernz Noir originates in the Grunewald forest, at the confluence of two small rivers in and flows parallel to the western Ernz Blanche . It flows in a northeast direction through the settlements of Junglinster , Blumenthal and Müllerthal [5] . The coast of Junglinster is reserved for agriculture, and a wooded-rocky zone begins from the city of . These places are attractive for tourists because of their natural beauty and the main attraction of Luxembourg Switzerland is the Schissentumpel waterfall ( Luxembourg Schéissendëmpel ) near Mullertal. It flows into the Sauer in the vicinity of the village of Grundhof .
Several tributaries flow into the river, including Halerbach, Konstreferbach, Reutzbach.
The average temperature of the river is +8 ° C, in June the warmest is +17 ° C, the lowest −4 ° C is observed in January [6] .
Fauna
In the waters of Ernz Noire, there are trout species , common sculpin , comb triton , fire salamander [5] .
Gallery
Schissentumpel Waterfall
River at Grundhof
River in winter
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet M-32-XIX .
- ↑ Ernz Noire . GeoNames . www.geonames.org. Circulation date May 4, 2019.
- ↑ Albrecht Greule. Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch . - Berlin, Boston: DE GRUYTER, 2014 .-- S. 27; 133. - ISBN 9783110338591 .
- ↑ Hauptgewässer . www.geoportail.lu . Circulation date May 4, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 JASKOWSKI, C., KIRPACH, JC Naturerlebnispfad Grundhof (German) // Müllerthal. - 2009 .-- S. 20-21 .
- ↑ Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO) Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO) (18 May 2018). Date of appeal May 18, 2018.