The Weiss is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, northeastern France. It rises in the Vosges Mountains near the Lac Blanc and joins the river Fecht (a tributary of the Ill) near Bennwihr, north of Colmar, after a course of 24 kilometres (15 mi).[1] It flows through Orbey and Kaysersberg.[1]
Weiss | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Vosges Mountains |
Mouth | Fecht |
• location | Illhaeusern |
• coordinates | 48°07′27″N 7°20′11″E / 48.1241°N 7.3364°E |
Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Fecht→ Ill→ Rhine→ North Sea |
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