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1118:Rivers of Moselle (department)
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647:Tributaries
634:winegrowing
566:Saarbrücken
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514:and towns:
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378:Progression
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1077:Categories
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777:References
749:Navigation
705:Köllerbach
570:Völklingen
535:Fénétrange
531:Sarrebourg
481:Mont Donon
339:Basin size
241: (
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759:Rotterdam
586:Dillingen
582:Saarlouis
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390:North Sea
351:Discharge
306:6°34′11″E
303:49°42′5″N
222:7°10′05″E
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71:Countries
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887:Terrouin
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638:Riesling
630:Mettlach
599:Saarburg
562:Saarland
553:Sarralbe
540:Bas-Rhin
461:Lorraine
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66:Location
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987:Vologne
868:Moselle
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445:Germany
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907:Fensch
794:Sandre
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669:Bièvre
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619:UNESCO
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457:Alsace
441:France
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331:Length
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