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Birs laufen
The Birs in Laufen

The Birs (French: Birse) is a 73-kilometre (45 mi) long river in Switzerland that flows through the Jura region. The river ends when it joins the Rhine between Basel and Birsfelden. It is the most important river of the Swiss Jura.

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  • 2010-09-05 Birsquelle bei Tavannes

    The Birs Source south of Tavannes

  • Birs

    Headwaters of the Birs by Tavannes

  • 2010-09-05 Birs bei Court

    The Birs south of Court (Gorges de Court)

  • Picswiss BE-97-02 Blick hin zur Klus von Moutier (Gorges de Moutier)

    Gorges de Moutier

  • Birs bei Münchenstein

    The restored Birs in Münchenstein

  • Birs bei münchenstein (ebm)

    The Birs by the Elektra Birseck Münchenstein

  • Picswiss BL-52-03

    The Birs by Birsfelden

  • London2007zurich img 5738

    Aerial view of the Rhine, with Birs entering the Rhine

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Birs para niños

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