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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Institute of Protestant Deaconesses at Kaiserswerth locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Ill River mouth Rhine
Ill River tributaryOf Rhine
Lake Constance outflow Rhine
Erft River tributaryOf Rhine
Erft River flowsInto Rhine
Glatt River mouthRiver Rhine
Glatt River tributaryOf Rhine
Thur River mouthOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Thur River tributaryOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Sasbach locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Schaffhausen locatedOn Rhine
Andernach locatedOnRiver Rhine
Andernach locatedOnRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Andernach Geyser
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium situatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Old Town (Altstadt) locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Great St. Martin Church near Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Chocolate Museum locatedBy Rhine
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Cologne Central Station locatedNextTo Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rolandseck locatedOnRiver Rhine
Mainz locatedOnRiver Rhine
Lek River distributaryOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Cologne City Hall locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Haldenstein hasRiver Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine (nearby)
Weil am Rhein locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Linn locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhein
Oppum locatedNear Rhine
Classis Germanica operatedIn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Altstadt locatedOnRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Altstadt (Düsseldorf)
this entity surface form: Rhine River
MedienHafen locatedOnWaterbody Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
MedienHafen hasViewOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Messe Düsseldorf isLocatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Mittelland Canal connects Rhine
Koblenz locatedOnRiver Rhine
Saar riverSystem Rhine
Oberkassel locatedOnRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Oberkassel (Düsseldorf)