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Rhine

The Rhine ( ) 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 Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally, the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea. It drains an area of 185,000 km2.

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The Rhine is one of Europe's major rivers, flowing from the Swiss Alps through several countries including Switzerland, Germany, and France before emptying into the North Sea in the Netherlands. It matters because it forms important natural borders between multiple nations and drains a vast area of 185,000 square kilometers across the continent.

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River.name: Rhine
River.name_etymology: Celtic Rēnos
River.image: Middle Bridge, Basel, Switzerland.JPG
River.image_size: 300
River.image_caption: The Rhine in Basel, Switzerland
River.map: Flusssystemkarte Rhein 04.jpg
River.map_size: 240
River.map_caption: Map of the Rhine basin
River.pushpin_map_size: 240
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_type2: Rhine Basin
River.subdivision_type3: Region
River.subdivision_name3: Central and Western Europe
River.subdivision_type4: Largest cities
River.length_km: 1230
River.source1: Vorderrhein (Sursilvan: Rein Anteriur)
River.source1_location: Tomasee (), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
River.source2: Hinterrhein (Sursilvan: Rein Posteriur)

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Image: Loreleyblick Maria Ruh 2025.jpg
Length: 1232.7

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Commons category: Rhine
Commons gallery: Rhine
waterbody number: CH/1
watershed area: 185000
discharge: 2200
native label: Rhein
catalog code: 10506
P8168: François de Sourdis

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Contents

Name
Geography
Headwaters and sources
Sources
Anterior Rhine and Posterior Rhine
Alpine Rhine
Lake Constance
Obersee
Seerhein
Untersee
High Rhine
Upper Rhine
Middle Rhine
Lower Rhine
Delta
Geologic history
Alpine orogeny
Stream capture
End of the last glacial period
Holocene delta
Military and cultural history
Antiquity
Medieval and modern history
Lists of features
Cities on the Rhine
Countries and borders
Bridges
Former distributaries
Canals
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Its name derives from the Gaulish Rēnos. There are two German states named after the river, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to several districts (e.g. Rhein-Sieg). The departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin in Alsace (France) are also named after the river. Some adjacent towns are named after it, such as Rheinau, Stein am Rhein, Rheineck, Rheinfelden (Switzerland) and Rheinfelden (Germany).