Elzbach

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Elzbach
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Timber-frame houses along the Elzbach in Monreal
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Location
Country Germany
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Eifel
Mouth  
  location
Moselle
  coordinates
50°11′23″N7°22′8″E / 50.18972°N 7.36889°E / 50.18972; 7.36889 Coordinates: 50°11′23″N7°22′8″E / 50.18972°N 7.36889°E / 50.18972; 7.36889
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin features
Progression MoselleRhineNorth Sea

The Elzbach (also: Elz) is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel, near Kelberg. The Elz flows through Monreal and past Eltz Castle. It flows into the Moselle in Moselkern, in the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem.


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