The Ill (all capitals: ILL, pronounced: ) is a river
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The Ill (all capitals: ILL, pronounced: ) is a river
River
A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water.... in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fourth-smallest of the 26 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the sixth-most densely populated region in France , with 222 inhabitants per km? .... , in north-eastern France
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France.... . It is a left-side, or western tributary of the Rhine
Rhine
File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than .... .
It starts down from its source near the village of Winkel, in the Jura mountains
Jura mountains
The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone River rivers and forming part of the drainage divide of each.... , and then runs northward through Alsace, flowing parallel to the Rhine. It receives several tributaries from the Vosges mountains
Vosges mountains
For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany.... , including the Doller
Doller River
The Doller is a river in Alsace , in north-eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Ill , in Mulhouse.The source of the Doller is in the Vosges Mountains, east of the Ballon d'Alsace, at 940 m elevation.... , Souffel
Souffel
The Souffel is a river that rises near Kuttolsheim and joins the Ill river, , south of La Wantzenau after a course of 26 km. It has given its name to two villages on its banks Souffelweyersheim and of Griesheim-sur-Souffel .... and the Thur
Thur (France)
The Thur is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, France, left tributary of the river Ill . It rises in the Vosges Mountains, and flows through the towns Thann, Haut-Rhin and Cernay, Haut-Rhin.... . The Ill passes through Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse is a city and communes of France in eastern France, close to the Switzerland and Germany borders. With 271,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2007 it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin departments of France, and the second largest in the Alsace regions of France after Strasbourg.... , Colmar
Colmar
Colmar is a town and communes of France in the Haut-Rhin departments of France of Alsace, France, of which it is the Prefectures in France .... and Sélestat
Sélestat
S?lestat is a Communes of France of northeastern France, in the Bas-Rhin departments of France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France.... before meeting with the Rhine beneath Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace Regions of France in northeastern France. With 702,412 inhabitants in 2007, its metropolitan area is the Aire urbaine.... .
Flowing through the city of Strasbourg, the river forms part of the 17th century fortifications and passes through a series of locks and channels in the picturesque old town, including the Petite-France
Petite-France
Petite-France is an area in Strasbourg, Alsace, France.It is located on the Grande ?le, Strasbourg , where the river Ill, France splits up into a number of canals and cascades through a small area of medieval half-timbered houses and baroque sandstone buildings.... district, where its waters were once used to power mills and tanneries.
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