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
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Bonn
Cologne
Duisburg
Düsseldorf
Karlsruhe
Koblenz
Mainz
Mannheim
Rotterdam
Strasbourg
hasSection Alpine Rhine
Delta Rhine
linked to: Rhine

High Rhine
linked to: Rhine

Lower Rhine
linked to: Rhine

Middle Rhine
linked to: Rhine

Upper Rhine
linked to: 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 Rhein
linked to: Rhine
length about 1230 km
about 760 miles
locatedInRegion Alps
Lower Rhine Plain
linked to: Rhineland

Upper Rhine Plain
majorPort Port of Duisburg
linked to: Duisburg

Port of Rotterdam
linked to: Rotterdam
majorTributary Aare
Lahn
Main
Moselle
linked to: Moselle River

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

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Roman Empire majorRiver Rhine
Germany hasMajorRiver Rhine
Alps region traversedBy Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
Strasbourg locatedOnRiver Rhine
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta hydrologicalSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine
Limes Germanicus follows River Rhine
linked to: Rhine
A35 motorway (France) followsFeature Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
A35 motorway (France) parallelTo Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
Operation Plunder place Rhine River, Germany
linked to: Rhine
Lake Neuchâtel drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine
Utrecht locatedOn River Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine
Lake of Biel drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine
Eastern France containsRiver Rhine
subject linked to: eastern France
Strasbourg locatedOnRiver Rhine
Rhine languageNameGerman Rhein
linked to: Rhine
Rhine hasSection High Rhine
linked to: Rhine
Rhine hasSection Upper Rhine
linked to: Rhine
Rhine hasSection Middle Rhine
linked to: Rhine
Rhine hasSection Lower Rhine
linked to: Rhine
Rhine hasSection Delta Rhine
linked to: Rhine
Arnhem locatedOnRiver Rhine
Hesse containsRiver Rhine
Alps sourceOf Rhine
Alsace hasRiver Rhine
Crossing of the Rhine location Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
Bas-Rhin containsRiver Rhine
Irish Guards battleHonour Rhine
Basel-Stadt river Rhine
Bonn locatedOnRiver Rhine
Karlsruhe locatedNear Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
Gaul borderedBy Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
Waal distributaryOf Rhine
Waal riverSystem Rhine
Jura Mountains drainageBasin Rhine River basin
linked to: Rhine
Lek distributaryOf Rhine
Basel-Landschaft hasRiver Rhine
Rhine Railway locatedAlong Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
IJssel sourceRiver Rhine