Alfenz
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The Alfenz river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 is approximately 26 kilometers long and is the second-largest river in the Klostertal in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. The river originates at the Schindler Spitze (2,640 meters above sea level) and flows west. The river's flow created the Klostertal valley. The Alfenz merges with the Ill
Ill (Austria)
The Ill is a 72 km long tributary of the Rhine river in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg.It flows from the northern slopes of the Silvretta mountain range and then runs north-west through Vorarlberg. The Ill passes through the Montafon and Walgau valleys and the town Feldkirch...

 at a point 3.5 meters east of Bludenz
Bludenz
Bludenz is a town in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. The town, surrounded by mountains, lies at the meeting point of five different valleys: The Klostertal, The Montafon, The Walgau, The Brandnertal, The Groß Walsertal....

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Villages near the river include Klösterle
Klösterle
Klösterle can refer to several places:* Klášterec nad Ohří, a town in the Czech Republic known in German as Klösterle an der Eger*Klösterle, Austria, a town in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg in Austria...

 and Dalaas
Dalaas
Dalaas is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria.-References:...

. The A14 motorway to Feldkirch
Feldkirch, Vorarlberg
- Schools :* Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Feldkirch * Bundeshandelsakademie und Bundeshandelsschule Feldkirch* Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Schillerstrasse...

runs alongside the river.
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