Where Is the Rhine Located

The Rhine is one of the major European rivers. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms the Swiss-Liechtenstein border and partly the Swiss-Austrian and Swiss-German borders. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border, after which it flows in a mostly northerly direction through the …
The Rhine is one of the major European rivers. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms the Swiss-Liechtenstein border and partly the Swiss-Austrian and Swiss-German borders. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border, after which it flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally in Germany, the Rhine turns into a predominantly westerly direction and flows into the Netherlands where it eventually empties into the North Sea. It drains an area of 9,973 km².
  • Etymology: Celtic Rēnos
  • Countries: Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Austria · Germany · France · Netherlands
  • Rhine Basin: Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Vorarlberg · Southern and Western Germany · Alsace, France · Luxembourg · Belgium · Netherlands · Val di Lei, Italy
  • Region: Central and Western Europe
  • Largest cities: Cologne · Rotterdam · Düsseldorf · Duisburg · Strasbourg · Arnhem · Basel
  • Source: Vorderrhein (Sursilvan: Rein Anteriur)
  • 2nd source: Hinterrhein (Sursilvan: Rein Posteriur)

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