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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Lahr hasRiverNearby Rhine
Lahr locatedEastOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Wiesbaden hasRiver Rhine
Walsum locatedOnRiver Rhine
Walsum borderedBy Rhine
11th Armored Division crossedRiver Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Operation Varsity location Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Operation Varsity riverCrossed Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Sinn riverSystem Rhine
Dutch inland waterway network hasPart Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
80th Infantry Division crossed Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rhöndorf (Rhein) station locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Right Rhine line adjacentTo Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Aegidienberg locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Stadtmitte locatedNear Rhine
subject surface form: Stadtmitte (Bad Honnef)
Rhine Valley traversedBy Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Siebengebirge Nature Park locatedAlong Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Siebengebirge Nature Park locatedEastOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Nonnenwerth locatedIn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Nonnenwerth river Rhine
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg campus Bad Honnef (historical) locatedNear Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis river Rhine
Uerdingen locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhein
Uerdingen crosses Rhine
subject surface form: Rheinbrücke Krefeld-Uerdingen
this entity surface form: Rhein
Corneille Van Clève notableWork Rhine
this entity surface form: Le Rhin
Grafenwerth locatedIn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Grafenwerth hasViewOf Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Aargau bordersRiver Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Breisgau hasRiver Rhine
western Germany hasMajorRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Western Germany
Gams locatedOnRiver Rhine
Sennwald locatedOnRiver Rhine
Sennwald hasBorderFeature Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Berg hasRiver Rhine
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress overlooks Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Leverkusen locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
northeastern France hasRiver Rhine
subject surface form: Northeastern France
Unkel locatedOn Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River
Saane basin riverSystem Rhine
this entity surface form: Rhine River