Rhine

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The Rhine is one of Europe's most important rivers, historically serving as a vital trade route and cultural boundary from the Alps through Germany to the North Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
transboundary river
basinCountry Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
borderFunction forms part of the border between France and Germany
forms part of the border between Switzerland and Germany
connectedByCanal Grand Canal d’Alsace
Rhine–Herne Canal
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
conservationEffort Rhine Action Programme
continent Europe
countryTraversed Austria
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Netherlands
Switzerland
drainageBasinArea about 185000 km²
ecologicalIssue habitat loss
industrial pollution
economicUse freight transport
hydroelectric power generation
industrial waterway
flowsThroughCity Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Bonn
Cologne
Duisburg
Düsseldorf
Karlsruhe
Koblenz
Mainz
Mannheim
Rotterdam
Strasbourg
hasSection Alpine Rhine
Rhine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Delta Rhine

Rhine self-linksurface differs
surface form: High Rhine

Rhine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lower Rhine

Rhine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Middle Rhine

Rhine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Upper Rhine
historicalRole cultural boundary in Western Europe
major trade route in Europe
internationalManagementBody International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
languageNameDutch Rijn
languageNameFrench Rhin
languageNameGerman Rhine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhein
length about 1230 km
about 760 miles
locatedInRegion Alps
Rhineland
surface form: Lower Rhine Plain

Upper Rhine Plain
majorPort Duisburg
surface form: Port of Duisburg

Rotterdam
surface form: Port of Rotterdam
majorTributary Aare
Lahn
Main
Moselle River
surface form: Moselle

Neckar
Ruhr
Sieg
mouthCountry Netherlands
mouthLocation North Sea
navigable yes
notableFeature Rhineland
surface form: Middle Rhine Valley
partOf Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
sourceCountry Switzerland
sourceLocation Alps
surface form: Swiss Alps
UNESCOStatus Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site

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Lahneck Castle locatedAtConfluenceOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Lahneck Castle nearbyWaterBody Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Bacharach locatedOnRiver Rhine
Oberwesel locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
St. Goar locatedOnRiver Rhine
Kaub locatedOnRiver Rhine
Lorch locatedOnRiver Rhine
Rhine River shipping lane partOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
federal road B9 follows Rhine
subject surface form: Bundesstraße 9
this entity surface form: Rhine River
federal road B9 runsAlong Rhine
subject surface form: Bundesstraße 9
this entity surface form: Rhine River
federal road B9 parallelTo Rhine
subject surface form: Bundesstraße 9
this entity surface form: Rhine River
ICPR river Rhine
IKSR riverBasin Rhine
IKSR geographicScope Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
IKSR hasMainRiver Rhine
CIPR operatesInRiver Rhine
Rheinfels Castle overlooks Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Maus Castle locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Maus Castle overlooks Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Stolzenfels Castle overlooks Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Duisburg port facilities locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
River Lek distributaryOf Rhine
River Lek riverSystem Rhine
canton of Schaffhausen locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rhine waterway system hasPart Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
North Rhine namedAfter Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
North Rhine traversedBy Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
North Rhine adjacentToRiver Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Eastern Gaul borderedBy Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Robertsau locatedNear Rhine
Robertsau nearbyWaterBody Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
northern Switzerland locatedAlong Rhine
subject surface form: Northern Switzerland
this entity surface form: Rhine River
northern Switzerland borderFormedBy Rhine
subject surface form: Northern Switzerland
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Schloss Reinhartshausen locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Schloss Reinhartshausen hasView Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Ahr River tributaryOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Ahr River flowsInto Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession locatedAlong Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Kembs locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Vogelgrun locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Vogelgrun hasBorderRiver Rhine