Clergy

Klerf ( lb. Klierf , French Clerve) Upper course name: Woltz
The clergy at Drauffelt
Data
location	Luxembourg
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Wiltz  → Sauer  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	near Huldingen (Huldange)
Source height	530  m
muzzle	in Kautenbach in the Wiltz coordinates: 49 ° 57 '5 "  N , 6 ° 1' 2"  E 49 ° 57 '5 "  N , 6 ° 1' 2"  E
Mouth height	250  m
Height difference	280 m
Bottom slope	approx. 5.8 ‰
length	approx. 48 km
Catchment area	222 km²

The Klerf is a river in the north of Luxembourg ( Ösling ) with a source near Huldingen (Huldange) at 530 m above sea level. There she is called Woltz. It retains that name until her flow in Clervaux (Clervaux) , from there it is called Klerf. It flows into the Wiltz in Kautenbach at an altitude of 250 m above sea level .

Tributaries of the Klerf

Right bank Follmillbaach Haardbaach Brëllbaach Rénkebaach Weierbaach Klengelbaach Heffbaach Kréimeschweier Tretterbaach Béischenderbaach Reichelbaach Bréisbich Botteschbaach Eselbaach Froumeschbaach Wiweschbaach Baierbich Weierbaach

Left bank Boburen Stauwelbaach Luckeschbaach Béilsbech Wemperbaach Reneschbaach Millbech Baach Irbech Pëntsch Jopich Krëpbaach Kroodebaach

Attractions by the river

In the Klerftal below Alscheid

The Luxembourg Northern Railway follows the river between Troisvierges and Kautenbach . The route is now used exclusively for passenger trains that run every hour between Troisvierges and Luxembourg (city) . There are trains to Belgium and Liège every two hours.

At Troisvierges , a nature trail leads into the Cornelys Millen wetland. The "Sentier des Passeurs" follows an escape route on which from 1943 Luxembourg conscientious objectors were smuggled to Belgium.

The largest and most interesting place is Clervaux with the castle and the Family of Man .

In the Kiischpelt the water of the river drives the Rackés Millen "in the district of Enscherange. This is the only functioning watermill in the Ösling . The district of Lellingen with its old farmhouses and daffodils is also worth seeing .

The most scenic section of the valley is between Lellingen and Kautenbach . Here the valley narrows to a kerbsohlental with river terraces and striking valley meanders . Apart from the railway line, there are only hiking trails and a bike path.

From Kautenbach a nature trail leads up to the Hockslay (see photo) and to the observation tower (with a good panoramic view of the Ösling with its plateaus and deeply cut valleys).

Along the course of the river one can find numerous remains of the earlier meadow irrigation , here called " Fléizen ".

Web links

Commons : Clerve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Landscape story with a cartoon about the creation of the Clervetal

Footnotes

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://www.robbesscheier.lu
4. ↑ http://www.webwalking.lu/de/partner_projekte/Kautenbach