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Rhine

The Rhine (/raɪn/ RYNE) is one of the major rivers of Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss–Liechtenstein border, then part of the Swiss–Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Swiss–German border. After that, the Rhine defines much of the…

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2nd source
Hinterrhein (Sursilvan: Rein Posteriur)
Basin size
185,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Countries
Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Austria · Germany · France
Etymology
Celtic Rēnos
Largest cities
Cologne · Rotterdam · Düsseldorf · Duisburg · Strasbourg
Length
1,230 km (760 mi)[note 1]

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Edges502
Triples546
Avg. degree2
Density0.003976
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related to Countries and borders · 55
Rhine → Alpine Rhine, Alps, Alter Rhein, Altholz, Anterior Rhine, At Millingen, Au, Austria, Basel, Delta Rhein, Diepoldsau, During, Dutch, Emmerich, France, Franco, From, From Altholz, From Au, German
related to Delta · 36
Rhine → Arnhem, Crossing, De Biesbosch, Dordrecht, Dutch, Europe, From, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Haringvliet, Het Scheur, Hollands Diep, IJssel, Kinderdijk, Lek, Merwede, Meuse, Nederrijn, Nether Rhine, Netherlands, Nieuwe Maas
related to Lower Rhine · 35
Rhine → Bad Honnef, Because, Between Emmerich, Cleves, Cologne, Duisburg, Duisport, Düsseldorf, Emmerich Rhine Bridge, Europe, Germany, Here, High German, In Bonn, In Wesel, Its, Like, Lippe, Lohfelderfähre, Low German
related to history · 33
Rhine → Adolphe Thiers's, Alsace, Archduke Sigismund, Austria, Burgundian Netherlands, Burgundy, By, Eastern Francia, Establishing, European, First French Empire, France, Francia, Franconia, French, Germany, Holland, Holy Roman Empire, In, Louis XIV
related to Alpine Rhine · 30
Rhine → Aare, Alpine, Alpine Rhine, Alter Rhein, Anterior Rhine, As, Austria, Austrian, Chur, German, Graubünden, It, Lake Constance, Lake Walen, Lake Zurich, Liechtenstein, Near Sargan, Next, Old Rhine, Posterior Rhine
related to Stream capture · 29
Rhine → Aare, Alpenrhein, Alpine, Alps, By, Danube, Eifel, Hinterrhein, In, Lake Constance, Main, Meuse, Miocene, Moselle, Neckar, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Rhone, Rhône, Saale Ice-age
related to Alpine orogeny · 28
Rhine → African, Alpine, Alpine Orogeny, Alps, Anatolia, At, Eurasia, Eurasian, Europe, Greece, Iberia, In, Italy, Jurassic Period, MBP, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Mesozoic Era, Miocene Periods, North Sea Basin
related to High Rhine · 28
Rhine → Aare, Aargau, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Between Eglisau, Büsingen, Dutch, Finsteraarhorn, German, Germany, Here, High Rhine, Hochrhein, Koblenz, Now, Only, Rhein, Rheinfall, Rhine Falls, Rhine's
related to Name · 27
Rhine → Alemannic Ry, BC, Dutch Rijn, English Rhine, French Rhin, Gaulish, German Rhein, Greek, Italian Reno, Latin Rhenus, Middle Dutch, Old English Rín, Old Frankish, Old High German Rīn, Proto-Germanic, Rein, Rh, Rhēnos, Rijn, Rin
related to Upper Rhine · 26
Rhine → Alsace, Baden-Württemberg, Basel, Central Bridge, France, German, Germany, Here, Hesse, High, High Rhine, Ill, In, In Mainz, Legally, Main, Mainz, Mainz Basin, Mannheim, Neckar

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river north border flows lake german upper sea water near roman name germany delta switzerland main west lower europe netherlands

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Rhine2nd sourceHinterrhein (Sursilvan: Rein Posteriur)1.00infobox
RhineBasin size185,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
RhineCountriesSwitzerland1.00infobox
RhineCountriesLiechtenstein1.00infobox
RhineCountriesAustria1.00infobox
RhineCountriesGermany1.00infobox
RhineCountriesFrance1.00infobox
RhineCountriesNetherlands1.00infobox
RhineEtymologyCeltic Rēnos1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesCologne1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesRotterdam1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesDüsseldorf1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesDuisburg1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesStrasbourg1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesArnhem1.00infobox
RhineLargest citiesBasel1.00infobox
RhineLength1,230 km (760 mi)[note 1]1.00infobox
RhineMouthNorth Sea1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRhein (German)1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRhin (French)1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRijn (Dutch)1.00infobox
RhineNative name.mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"Ezra SIL SR","Ezra SIL","SBL Hebrew","Taamey Frank CLM","SBL BibLit","Taamey Ashkenaz","Frank Ruehl…1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRien (Limburgish)1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRagn (Sutsilvan)1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRain (Romansh)1.00infobox
RhineNative nameRhi(n) (Alemannic German)1.00infobox
RhineRegionCentral and Western Europe1.00infobox
RhineRhine BasinSwitzerland1.00infobox
RhineRhine BasinLiechtenstein1.00infobox
RhineRhine BasinVorarlberg, Austria1.00infobox

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