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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Roman state borderedBy Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Lahnstein locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Lahnstein locatedAtConfluenceOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Speyer locatedOnRiver Rhine
Bettingen locatedAbove Rhine
Biebrich locatedOnRiver Rhine
Baselland hasRiver Rhine
Rheingau locatedOnRiver Rhine
Ryn hasGermanName Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhein
Baden hasRiver Rhine
Euroregion Meuse-Rhine namedAfter Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Gelderse IJssel hasHydrologicalConnectionWith Rhine
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Gelderse IJssel belongsToRiverSystem Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine river system
Treaty of Mersen dividedRegionAlong Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
limes Germanicus followsRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Limes Germanicus
Kleve locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Main River region locatedEastOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Betuwe betweenRiver Rhine
Autoroute A35 parallelTo Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Illkirch-Graffenstaden locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Kaiserswerth locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rheinturm locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rheinturm offersViewOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Düsseldorf Airport locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
northwestern Switzerland hasRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Northwestern Switzerland
Black Watch battleHonour Rhine
Hohenzollern Bridge river Rhine
Embassy of the United States in Bonn locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Petersberg near Bonn overlooks Rhine
subject surface form: Petersberg (Siebengebirge)
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Abbey of Schuttern locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Petersberg Hotel overlooks Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Kehl locatedOnRiver Rhine
Siebengebirge region locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: River Rhine
Adenauerhaus Rhöndorf locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Lahr locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River